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Stylina insignis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Discussion

Type species was nomen dubium Stylina echinulata. New type selected in 2018: Zaman, S., and B. Lathuilière. 2018. Case 3771–Stylina Lamarck, 1816 (Coelenterata, Scleractinia): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Stylina insignis Fromentel, 1861 as type species and lectotype designation for it. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 75(1):229-236.

Taxonomy
Stylina insignis was named by de Fromentel (1861). It is the type species of Stylina.

It was recombined as Cryptocoenia insignis by Beauvais (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Stylina insignis de Fromentel
1964Cryptocoenia insignis Beauvais
2018Stylina insignis Zaman and Lathuilière

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyStylinidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusStylinaLamarck 1816
speciesinsignisde Fromentel 1861

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.

Stylina insignis de Fromentel 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 02:50:36
Modified: 2008-01-28 04:50:36
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Franche-Comte) Cryptocoenia insignis (93102)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Bourgogne) Cryptocoenia insignis (93114)