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Stelechophyllum macouni

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Taxonomy
Lithostrotion macouni was named by Lambe (1899). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lithostrotionella macouni by Armstrong (1970); it was recombined as Stelechophyllum macouni by Sando (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Lithostrotion macouni Lambe p. 220
1970Lithostrotionella macouni Armstrong p. 23 figs. Pl. 12, figs. 1 - 6
1983Stelechophyllum macouni Sando p. 15

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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
speciesmacouni(Lambe 1899)

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Sando 1983Stelechophyllum? with corallite diameter 1.9 to ~~.8 mm and 9 to 11 major septa that commonly ex-tend from the columella across the tabularium and into the dissepimentarium. Minor septa absent to poorly developed. Columella ordinarily well developed. Dissepimentarium composed of a single row of small in-flated dissepiments. Axial tabulae nearly flat to ~onical, spaced 3 in 1 mm. Peripheral tabellae poorly developed. Ratio of tabularium width to corallite diameter 0.7. Mode of increase unknown.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available