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Stereocorypha

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae

Taxonomy
Stereocorypha was named by Moore and Jeffords (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Metriophyllidae by Hill (1956); to Polycoeliinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Stereocorypha Moore and Jeffords
1956Stereocorypha Hill
1981Stereocorypha Hill
2002Stereocorypha Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPolycoeliidaeFromentel 1861
subfamilyPolycoeliinaeFromentel 1861
genusStereocoryphaMoore and Jeffords 1945

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. †Stereocorypha Moore and Jeffords 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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