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Stephanocoenia spongiformis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Plesiastrea spongiformis was named by Duncan (1864).

It was recombined as Stephanocoenia spongiformis by Foster (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. guadalupe, S. helmopotis, S. maxima, S. michelini, S. microtuberculata, S. ramea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Plesiastrea spongiformis Duncan
1987Stephanocoenia spongiformis Foster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusStephanocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesspongiformis(Duncan 1864)

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: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
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: 2008-01-26 09:47:11
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:47:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Stephanocoenia spongiformis (34517)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Stephanocoenia spongiformis (84960 84965 93797 94000 94005 94094 94104)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Stephanocoenia spongiformis (84977)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Stephanocoenia spongiformis (93733 93792 93997 94090 94102)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Dominican Republic Stephanocoenia spongiformis (93739 93793)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Stephanocoenia spongiformis (79958)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Stephanocoenia spongiformis (120218 120219)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica Stephanocoenia spongiformis (71725 71726 71736 71737 71740 71748 71764)