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Stylophyllum polyacanthum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Taxonomy
Stylophyllum polyacanthum was named by Reuss (1854). It is the type species of Stylophyllum.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Stylophyllum polyacanthum Reuss

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyStylophyllidaeVolz 1896
genusStylophyllumReuss 1854
speciespolyacanthumReuss 1854

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.

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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 Rhaetian to the top of the Sevatian or 208.50000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Stylophyllum polyacanthum (36815)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Stylophyllum polyacanthum (38141 38144)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Stylophyllum polyacanthum (38131)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Stylophyllum polyacanthum (36801 36807)