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Strotogyra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Strotogyra was named by Wells (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: K u T Eo-m-l].

It was assigned to Meandrininae by Wells (1956); to Dendrogyriidae by Turnsek (1997); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Meandrinidae by Baron-Szabo (2021).

Species lacking formal opinion data
S. augusti, S. copoyensis
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Strotogyra Wells
1956Strotogyra Wells
1997Strotogyra Turnsek
2002Strotogyra Sepkoski
2021Strotogyra Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyMeandrininaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusStrotogyraWells 1937

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. †Strotogyra Wells 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 07:49:36
Modified: 2008-02-06 09:49:36
Source: subf = subfamily, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 113.20000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Iran (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari) S. copoyensis (233111)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Slovenia S. augusti (68731)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iran (South central Iran) S. copoyensis (233247)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iran (Nehbandan) S. copoyensis (233245)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Slovenia S. sp. (75473)