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Dendrostella

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae

Taxonomy
Dendrostella was named by Glinski (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 422]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Stauriidae by Merriam (1974), Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Dendrostella Glinski
1974Dendrostella Merriam p. 45
1981Dendrostella Hill
2002Dendrostella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familyStauriidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusDendrostellaGlinski 1957

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.

G. †Dendrostella Glinski 1957
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†Dendrostella romanensis Merriam 1974
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1974These slender dendroid and phaceloid rugose corals have a thick wall, no dissepiments, smooth, simple, even, nonamplexoid and unthickened septa; minor septa are short or lacking. Tabulae are complete, either straight or with a slight doming or sag.
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: base of the Devonian to the top of the Frasnian or 419.62000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Lochkovian426.7 - 413.02Russian Federation (Novosibirskaya Oblast) D. bilaterale, D. vulgaris (81052)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) D. rhenana (101514 101515 101516 101517 101521 101522) D. sp. (100949)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) D. simbiotica (81750 81793)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Uzbekistan D. columnaris (38672)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Russian Federation D. columnaris (35710 35711)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany D. sp. (25364)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia (Moravia) D. trigemme (5866)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) D. trigemme (84254 84255 84256)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Australia (New South Wales) D. sp. (80380)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (British Columbia) D. trigemme (84250)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) D. sp. (40012) D. trigemme (80374)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Vietnam D. trigemme (83339)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Alaska) D. rhenana (108334)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia D. trigemme (84368)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany D. trigemme (227413)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (British Columbia) D. trigemme (84238)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (81014) D. trigemme (81022)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') D. trigemme (40711)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Vietnam D. trigemme (83244 83288 83298 83320)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. trigemme (81733)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Thailand D. rhenana (82082)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) D. sp. (40013) D. trigemme (80375 80376)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Manitoba) D. disjuncta (228116 228174 228423 228426)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) D. trigemme (81856 84242 84243)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Alaska) D. rhenana (101509 101511)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Tajikistan D. rhenana (78872)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. trigemme (82564)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) D. sp. (630)