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Stephanophyllia nysti

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae

Taxonomy
Stephanophyllia nysti was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Stephanophyllia nysti Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyMicrabaciidaeVaughan 1905
genusStephanophylliaMichelin 1841
speciesnystiMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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.

Stephanophyllia nysti Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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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: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Netherlands Stephanophyllia nysti (123947)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany Stephanophyllia nysti (124096)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Stephanophyllia nysti (123948 123949)