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Stylophora imperatoris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy
Stylophora imperatoris was named by Vaughan (1919). Its type locality is Vaughn Station 601 - Empire [Emperador Limestone], which is in an Aquitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Culebra Formation of Panama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. confusa, S. minuta, S. papuensis, S. tuberosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Stylophora imperatoris Vaughan
2005Stylophora imperatoris López-Pérez p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPocilloporidaeGray 1842
genusStylophoraSchweigger 1819
speciesimperatoris

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.

†Stylophora imperatoris Vaughan 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Serravallian or 33.90000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Jamaica Stylophora imperatoris (69724)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Venezuela Stylophora imperatoris (85345)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Panama Stylophora imperatoris (42580)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda Stylophora imperatoris (203875 203876 203879)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Stylophora imperatoris (203918 203920)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Stylophora imperatoris (93237 type locality: 124533 124636)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Jamaica Stylophora imperatoris (69729)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Colombia Stylophora imperatoris (73793)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Stylophora imperatoris (85796 85799)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Colombia Stylophora imperatoris (73792 73794 73800)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Stylophora imperatoris (123553 123564)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Anguilla Stylophora imperatoris (22971 22972 22973 179134)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Trinidad and Tobago Stylophora imperatoris (27586 27593 27595)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada Stylophora imperatoris (58674 58677 58681)