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Stylosmilia tenuis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Taxonomy
Placophyllia tenuis was named by Roniewicz (1976). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Topalu 4, Dobrogea, Romania, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Romania.

It was recombined as Stylosmilia tenuis by Beauvais (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. alichurica, S. alitschurica, S. carpathica, S. chaputi, S. decemseptata, S. gracilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Placophyllia tenuis Roniewicz
1988Stylosmilia tenuis Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyStylinidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusStylosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciestenuis(Roniewicz 1976)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Stylosmilia tenuis Roniewicz 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 02:50:36
Modified: 2008-01-28 04:50:36
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 174.70000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Thailand Stylosmilia tenuis (79538)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6France Stylosmilia tenuis (38593)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Slovakia Placophyllia tenuis (60237)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Slovakia (Trenčín) Stylosmilia tenuis (234461)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Spain (Andalucia) Stylosmilia tenuis (91492)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany Placophyllia tenuis (31433)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Placophyllia tenuis (type locality: 35201)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Spain Placophyllia tenuis (34611 34624)
Kimmeridgian - Late/Upper Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Italy Placophyllia tenuis (154047)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy Placophyllia tenuis (154046)