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Phacelostylophyllum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Taxonomy
Phacelostylophyllum was named by Melnikova (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn J Plie-l Sepkoski's reference number: 658,674,682]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Stylophyllum by Roniewicz (1989).

It was assigned to Stylophyllidae by Stanley and Beauvais (1994); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Phacelostylophyllum Melnikova
1994Phacelostylophyllum Stanley, Jr. and Beauvais p. 40
2002Phacelostylophyllum Sepkoski

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

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. †Phacelostylophyllum Melnikova 1972
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†Phacelostylophyllum michelini Terquem and Piette 1865
†Phacelostylophyllum robustum Roniewicz 1974
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
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 Lacian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliensbachian or 227.30000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Oregon) Stylophyllopsis zitteli (33384)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) Stylophyllopsis zitteli (112236)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (Idaho) Oppelismilia zitteli (99505)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Idaho) Stylophyllopsis zitteli (38377)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Papua New Guinea Oppelismilia zitteli (86957)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia P. sp. (85418) Stylophyllum robustum (42542 42543)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) Stylophyllopsis zitteli (38141 38144 38145)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Poland P. robustum (85429) P. sp. (85421)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Italy Stylophyllum robustum (27539)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Oppelismilia zitteli (100532)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Italy (Lombardy) Stylophyllum robustum (38120 38126)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (Wales) P. dentatum, P. irregularis, P. affinis, P. michelini, P. rugosum (41816)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile P. suttonensis (58536 58539)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (45424)
Planorbis - Liasicus201.4 - 199.5France P. sp., P. michelini (90243)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Morocco P. subdichotomum (33583)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) P. rugosum (21251)
Semicostatum199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom Thecosmilia rugosa (42202)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Peru (Arequipa region) Lepidophyllia hebridensis, Lepidophyllia peruviana, Lepidophyllia chocolatensis (38079)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Chile P. rugosum (95096)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Mendoza) P. peruvianum (10700)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2USA (Oregon) P. sp. (21259)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Morocco P. ramosum (33569) Stylophyllopsis zitteli (225815)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) P. sp. (234060)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain (Murcia) P. planum, P. irregulare (38080)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Morocco P. sp. (21261)