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Stereocaenia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy
Stereocaenia was named by Alloiteau (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo K Nc Sepkoski's reference number: 847]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Thamnasteriidae by Kiessling (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Stereocaenia Alloiteau
2002Stereocoenia Sepkoski
2004Stereocaenia Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusStereocaeniaAlloiteau 1952

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. †Stereocaenia Alloiteau 1952
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†Stereocaenia araneola Michelin 1844
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 10:03:33
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:03:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Aptian or 170.90000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Switzerland (Jura) Stereocoenia scita (86671)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Stereocoenia scita (77248)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Stereocoenia scita (38159)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Centre) Stereocoenia concinna (93124)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Bourgogne) Stereocoenia araneola, Stereocoenia concinna (93114)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Lorraine) Stereocoenia araneola (93188) Stereocoenia concinna (93186)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Stereocoenia concinna (93098)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2France (Franche-Comte) Stereocoenia concinna (93083)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Poland Stereocoenia sp. (64117)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Argentina S. triboleti (151707)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina S. triboleti (61589 151706 151709 151914 151915)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Turkmenistan (Turkoman Republic) Stereocoenia collinaria (2263)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Poland Stereocoenia sp. (64118) Stereocoenia triboleti (67122 67123 67124)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Turkmenistan Stereocoenia collinaria (91686)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Bulgaria (Lovech) Stereocoenia collinaria (91680)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Switzerland Astrocoenia triboleti (76998)