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Stenocyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Taxonomy
Stenocyathus was named by Pourtales (1871). It is extant.

It was assigned to Guyniidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Stenocyathus Pourtales
1956Stenocyathus Wells
2002Stenocathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyGuyniidaeHickson 1910
genusStenocyathusPourtales 1871

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. Stenocyathus Pourtales 1871
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Stenocyathus vermiformis Pourtales 1868
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:09:40
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:09:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) S. alabamiensis (123578)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Alabama) S. sp. (35081)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Tonga S. hoffmeisteri (70950)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Grenada S. sp. (58656)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Greece S. vermiformis (190371)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece S. vermiformis (124208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece S. vermiformis (124209 124212 124213)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece S. vermiformis (124215 124216 124217 124237)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy S. vermiformis (49518)