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Stylina inflata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Taxonomy

Stylina inflata was named by Fromentel (1856).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

S. bullata, S. delabechii, S. magnifica, S. fukawazaensis, S. somaensis, S. shinkaiensis

Synonyms

Heliocoenia carpathica was named by Morycowa (1964). Its type locality is Jastrzebia, Grodziszcze Beds, Carpathians, which is in a Barremian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/conglomerate in the Grodziszcze Formation of Poland.

It was recombined as Stylina carpathica by Löser and Ferry (2006); it was synonymized subjectively with Stylina inflata by Löser et al. (2021).
Heliocoenia abichi was named by Babaev (1965).

It was synonymized subjectively with Heliocoenia carpathica by Baron-Szabo (2009).
Stylina spissa was named by Becker (1875).

It was synonymized subjectively with Stylina inflata by Löser et al. (2021).
Stylina subramosa was named by Koby (1881). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Stylina inflata by Löser et al. (2021).
Stylina columbaris was named by Scott and Aleman (1984). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Perico Hills biostrome, Peru, which is in a Hauterivian/Barremian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Atocongo Formation of Peru.

It was synonymized subjectively with Heliocoenia carpathica by Baron-Szabo (2009).
Diplocoenia polymorpha was named by Koby (1881). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Stylina inflata by Löser et al. (2021).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1856	Stylina inflata Fromentel
1875	Stylina spissa Becker
1881	Diplocoenia polymorpha Koby
1881	Stylina subramosa Koby p. 79 figs. pl. 15 fig. 3
1889	Stylina subramosa Koby
1964	Heliocoenia carpathica Morycowa
1965	Heliocoenia abichi Babaev
1984	Stylina columbaris Scott and Aleman
2006	Stylina carpathica Löser and Ferry
2009	Heliocoenia carpathica Baron-Szabo

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Stylinina	Alloiteau 1952
family	Stylinidae	d'Orbigny 1851
genus	Stylina	Lamarck 1816
species	inflata	Fromentel 1856

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.

†Stylina inflata Fromentel 1856

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Invalid names: Diplocoenia polymorpha Koby 1881 [synonym], Heliocoenia carpathica Morycowa 1964 [synonym], Stylina spissa Becker 1875 [synonym], Stylina subramosa Koby 1881 [synonym]

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: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Aptian or 161.20000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian	163.5 - 157.3	France (Franche-Comte)	Stylina subramosa (87801)
Oxfordian	163.5 - 157.3	Switzerland	Stylina subramosa (93152)
Late/Upper Oxfordian	161.2 - 155.7	Azerbaijan	Heliocoenia abichi (78421)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian	161.2 - 152.1	Russian Federation	Heliocoenia corallina (90020)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian	161.2 - 152.1	Georgia	Heliocoenia corallina (90018)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian	161.2 - 150.8	China (Xizang)	Stylina subramosa (80571)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian	161.2 - 150.8	Turkmenistan	Heliocoenia abichi (85949)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Germany (Baden-Württemberg)	Stylina spissa (23903 23904)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian	145.0 - 136.4	Spain	Stylina subramosa (69144)
Valanginian	139.8 - 132.9	Spain	Stylina inflata (220703)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian	136.4 - 125.45	Peru	Stylina columbaris (50765)
Late/Upper Barremian	130.0 - 125.45	France	Heliocoenia carpathica (64066)
Barremian	129.4 - 125.0	Poland	Heliocoenia carpathica (64118 67123) Heliocoenia carpathica, Stylina subramosa (67122)
Barremian	129.4 - 125.0	Ukraine	Heliocoenia carpathica (67457)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian	129.4 - 122.46	Serbia and Montenegro	Heliocoenia carpathica (74800)
Aptian	125.0 - 113.0	Greece	Heliocoenia carpathica (60373)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian	122.46 - 109.0	Iran (Razavi-Chorasan)	Heliocoenia carpathica (83393)
Early/Lower Aptian	121.4 - 122.46	Greece	Stylina sparsa (60374)
Early/Lower Aptian	121.4 - 122.46	Germany	Heliocoenia carpathica (25535 221477)
Early/Lower Aptian	121.4 - 122.46	France	Heliocoenia carpathica (64076)