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Stylophyllidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Stylophyllidae Volz
1956Stylophyllidae Wells
1986Stylophyllidae Stanley, Jr.
1990Stylophyllidae Melnikova and Roniewicz p. 86
2002Stylophyllidae Stolarski and Russo p. 155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyStylophyllidaeVolz 1896
familyStylophyllidaeVolz 1896

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.

Fm. †Stylophyllidae Volz 1896
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G. †Anthostylis Roniewicz 1989
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G. †Cerioheterastraea Cuif 1976
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G. †Coccophyllum Reuss 1865
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Coccophyllum sturi Reuss 1864
G. †Discocoenia Tomes 1884
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G. †Discocoeniopsis Beauvais 1976
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G. †Lepidophyllia Duncan 1868
G. †Maeandrostylis Frech 1890
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Maeandrostylis frechi Haas 1909
Meandrostylis grandiseptus Stanley and Whalen 1989
Meandrostylis vancouverensis Clapp and Shimer 1911
G. †Meandrostylophyllum Roniewicz and Michalík 1991
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Meandrostylophyllum vesiculare Roniewicz and Michalík 1991
G. †Molukkia Jaworski 1915
G. †Monstroseris Melnikova 1989
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Monstroseris iranica Melnikova 1989
G. †Pamirophyllum Melnikova and Roniewicz 1990
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Pamirophyllum iranicum Melnikova 1972
Pamirophyllum pamiricum Melnikova 1972
Pamirophyllum tatricum Melnikova and Roniewicz 1990
G. †Phacelepismilia Beauvais 1976
G. †Phacelostylophyllum Melnikova 1972
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Phacelostylophyllum michelini Terquem and Piette 1865
Phacelostylophyllum robustum Roniewicz 1974
G. †Pinacophyllum Frech 1890
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Pinacophyllum peruvianum Stanley, Jr. 1994
Pinacophyllum spizzensis Tornquist 1899
G. †Pindosmilia Chevalier 1955
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Pindosmilia brunni Chevalier 1955
G. †Protostylophyllum Roniewicz and Michalik 2002
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Protostylophyllum bortepense Melnikova 2001
Protostylophyllum ulfati Melnikova 2001
G. †Stylophyllopsis Frech 1890
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Stylophyllopsis bobrovensis Roniewicz and Michalík 1998
Stylophyllopsis brevis Duncan 1867
Stylophyllopsis gracilis Stanley, Jr. 1994
Stylophyllopsis media Roniewicz 1974
Stylophyllopsis ramosa Qi and Stanley 1989
Stylophyllopsis rudis Emmrich 1853
Stylophyllopsis walliae Duncan 1867
G. †Stylophyllum Reuss 1854
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Stylophyllum cocchi Stoppani 1865
Stylophyllum cocchii Stoppani 1865
Stylophyllum edwarsi Stoppani 1865
Stylophyllum lejowae Roniewicz 1974
Stylophyllum paradoxum Frech 1890
Stylophyllum pygmaeum Frech 1890
Stylophyllum vesiculatum Roniewicz 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Comments: Some genera are solitaryf
Created: 2008-02-05 03:17:53
Modified: 2008-02-05 05:17:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Rupelian or 243.33000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (194 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guangxi) Stylophyllopsis minisculus, Pinacophyllum spizzensis (81045)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Stylophyllopsis sp. A, Stylophyllopsis ramosa (81047)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Hungary Pinacophyllum parallelum (81050)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Poland Stylophyllopsis sp. (34729)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary (Baranya) Coccophyllum sp. (78645)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Pinacophyllum spizzensis (81046)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Northern Alps) Pinacophyllum sp. (38140)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Pinacophyllum spizzensis (78652)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Pinacophyllum gracile (34691 69668)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Pinacophyllum gracile (38160 38161 38166) Stylophyllopsis romerloana (38163) Stylophyllum praenuntians (38165)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Morocco Stylophyllopsis rudis (33573)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Italy Pinacophyllum sp., Stylophyllopsis rudis (68352)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain (Murcia) Phacelostylophyllum planum, Phacelostylophyllum irregulare, Pinacophyllum gracile, Stylophyllopsis mucronata, Stylophyllopsis praenuntians, Stylophyllopsis rudis, Stylophyllopsis walliae, Pinacophyllum parallelum (38080)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) Phacelostylophyllum sp. (234060) Stylophyllopsis sp. (234057)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Morocco Phacelostylophyllum ramosum, Stylophyllopsis victoriae, Stylophyllopsis paradoxum (33569) Protostylophyllum praenuntians (225810) Stylophyllopsis sp. (33572) Stylophyllopsis zitteli (225815)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Morocco Phacelostylophyllum sp. (21261)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Discocoenia bononiensis (161867)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Normandy) Discocoenia bononiensis (38738)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Switzerland (Alpstein  ) Stylophyllopsis silingensis (233521)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Greece Pindosmilia brunni (79603)