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Stylosmilia ameliae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Taxonomy
Stylosmilia ameliae was named by Squires and Demetrion (1992). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CSUN Loc. 1220a [Bateque Fm], which is in a Ypresian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone/reef rocks in the Bateque Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Stylosmilia ameliae Squires and Demetrion p. 18 figs. Figs. 29, 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyStylinidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusStylosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesameliae

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.

Stylosmilia ameliae Squires and Demetrion 1992
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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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Baja California Sur) Stylosmilia ameliae (type locality: 5495)