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Astrostylopsis

Stromatoporoidea

Taxonomy
Astrostylopsis was named by Germovsek (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: J u Sepkoski's reference number: 920]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Actinostromariidae by Turnsek and Mihajlovic (1971); and to Axinellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. circoporea

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Astrostylopsis Germovsek
1971Astrostylopsis Turnsek and Mihajlovic p. 46
2002Astrostylopsis Sepkoski
2002Stromatorhiza Sepkoski
2015Stromatorhiza Stearn and Stock p. 309

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
genusAstrostylopsisGermovsek 1954

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.

G. †Astrostylopsis Germovsek 1954
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†Astrostylopsis circoporea Germovsek 1954
Invalid names: Stromatorhiza [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2007-09-07 03:24:54
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:23:24
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8Slovenia A. sp. (39809)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Portugal A. circoporea (68245)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Croatia A. circoporea (21191) A. slovenica (21189)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Austria A. sp. (36222 36223)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Croatia A. grabensis, A. slovenica (21188)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) A. sp. (57149 57152) A. tubulata (57150 57151) A. tubulata, A. slovenica, A. circoporea (57155) A. tubulata, A. sp. (57156)