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Gigantostyliidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Gigantostyliidae

Taxonomy
Gigantostyliidae was named by Frech (1890). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Stylophyllina by Roniewicz (1989).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Gigantostyliidae Frech
1989Gigantostyliidae Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyGigantostyliidaeFrech 1890
familyGigantostyliidaeFrech 1890

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.

Fm. †Gigantostyliidae Frech 1890
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G. †Gigantostylis Frech 1890
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Gigantostylis epigonus Frech 1890
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: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) Gigantostylis epigonus (38141 38144 38145)