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Stylophora canalis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy
Stylophora canalis 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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Stylophora canalis Vaughan

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

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 canalis 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: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Stylophora canalis (type locality: 124533)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Jamaica Stylophora canalis (69729)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Colombia Stylophora canalis (73794)