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Stylocoenia duerdeni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Stylocoenia duerdeni was named by Vaughan (1899). Its type locality is Port Maria [Richmond Fm], which is in an Eocene marine conglomerate/shale in the Richmond Formation of Jamaica.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Stylocoenia duerdeni Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusStylocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesduerdeni

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Stylocoenia duerdeni Vaughan 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:47:11
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:47:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Jamaica (St. Mary Parish) Stylocoenia duerdeni (type locality: 77032)