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Stephanophyllia elegans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae

Taxonomy
Fungia elegans was named by Bronn (1837).

It was recombined as Stephanophyllia elegans by Michelin (1841).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Fungia elegans Bronn
1841Stephanophyllia elegans Michelin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyMicrabaciidaeVaughan 1905
genusStephanophylliaMichelin 1841
specieselegans(Bronn 1837)

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: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:50:11
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:50:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Tortonian or 27.30000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary Stephanophyllia elegans (124378 124379 124381)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Stephanophyllia elegans (123948)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Stephanophyllia elegans (38823)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Stephanophyllia elegans (70491 70496 70497)