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Calostylopsis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Calostylopsis was named by Alloiteau (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant. Its type is Calostylopsis sakalavensis.

It was assigned to Dendrophylliidae by Cairns (2001); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. sakalavensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Calostylopsis Alloiteau
2001Calostylopsis Cairns
2002Calostylopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusCalostylopsis

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. †Calostylopsis Alloiteau 1958
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Calostylopsis sakalavensis Alloiteau 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindg
Reproduction: alternatingg
Asexual: yesg
Dispersal: waterg
Dispersal 2: planktonicg
Created: 2014-06-18 01:26:30
Modified: 2014-06-18 01:26:30
Source: g = genus, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Albian or 113.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) C. sakalavensis (86497)