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Smilostylia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Smilostyliidae

Taxonomy
Smilostylia was named by Roniewicz (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-u J Kimm-l Sepkoski's reference number: 868]. It is not extant. Its type is Smilostylia bukovensis.

It was assigned to Smilostyliidae by Roniewicz (1976); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. alpina, S. bukovensis (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Smilostylia Roniewicz
1976Smilostylia Roniewicz
2002Smilostylia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familySmilostyliidae
genusSmilostylia

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. †Smilostylia Roniewicz 1966
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Smilostylia alpina Koby 1884
Smilostylia bukovensis Roniewicz 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 157.90000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland S. bukovensis (68374 68376)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Romania S. alpina (35191)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Poland S. bukovensis (68369 68370)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania S. alpina (35200 35201)