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Maeandrostylis irregularis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Taxonomy
Stylophyllum (Maeandrostylis) irregulare was named by Frech (1890). It is the type species of Stylophyllum (Maeandrostylis).

It was recombined as Maeandrostylis irregularis by Roniewicz (1989), Kiessling (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Stylophyllum (Maeandrostylis) irregulare Frech
1989Maeandrostylis irregularis Roniewicz
2008Maeandrostylis irregularis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyStylophyllidaeVolz 1896
genusMaeandrostylis()
speciesirregularis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 03:17:53
Modified: 2008-02-05 05:17:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) Maeandrostylis irregularis (38141)