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Epistreptophyllum cylindratum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Epistreptophyllum cylindratum was named by Milaschewitsch (1876). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2009-07-01; modified by B. Lathuilière on 2026-07-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Epistreptophyllum cylindratum Milaschewitsch pp. p. 211 figs. pl. 50 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusEpistreptophyllum
speciescylindratum

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.

Epistreptophyllum cylindratum Milaschewitsch 1876
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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 Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 157.90000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Epistreptophyllum cylindratum (68365)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Greece Epistreptophyllum cylindratum (34719)