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Goniocora stellariaeformis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Taxonomy
Lithodendron stellariaeforme was named by Zenker (1835). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Goniocora stellariaeformis by Milne-Edwards (1857).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Goniocora stellariaeformis Milne-Edwards p. 605

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyStylinidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusGoniocoraMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciesstellariaeformis(Zenker 1835)

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
H. Milne-Edwards 1857Polypier fasciculé. Polypiérites cylindroïdes, inégaux, bourgeonnant
suivant un angle d'environ 500. Côtes très-peu inégales ; jl paraît y en
avoir 24. Calices circulaires, larges de 3 à 5 millimètres. 12 cloisons ;
les 6 primaires s'unissent au centre par leur bord interne et sont un
peu épaisses ; les secondaires sont au contraire fort étroites. (D'après
Zenker.)
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available