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Stelechophyllum micrum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Taxonomy
Lithostrotionella micra was named by Kelly (1942).

It was recombined as Stelechophyllum micrum by Sando (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Lithostrotionella micra Kelly p. 357 figs. pl. 50, fig. 7
1983Stelechophyllum micrum Sando p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLithostrotionidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusStelechophyllumTolmachev 1933
speciesmicrum(Kelly 1942)

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.

Stelechophyllum micrum Kelly 1942
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Sando 1983Stelechophyllum with corallite diameter 2 to 6 mm and 10 to 15 major septa that most commonly extend. from the columella across the tabularium but seldom extend into the dissepimentarium. Minor septa poorly developed. Columella poorly to well developed. Dissepimentarium composed of 1 to 2 rows of large in-flated dissepiments. Axial tabulae convex, spaced 2 in 1 mm. Peripheral tabellae poorly developed. Ratio of tabularium width to corallite diameter about 0.6. In-crease is peripheral(?).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kinderhookian or 358.86000 to 351.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9Canada (Alberta) Lithostrotionella micra (8142)