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Stylina stellata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Taxonomy
Stylina stellata was named by Etallon (1862).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Stylina stellata Etallon
1864Stylina stellata Etallon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyStylinidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusStylinaLamarck 1816
speciesstellataEtallon 1862

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.

Stylina stellata Etallon 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
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: 2008-01-28 02:50:36
Modified: 2008-01-28 04:50:36
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 161.20000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Switzerland Stylina stellata (93094)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Bourgogne) Stylina stellata (93157)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Lorraine) Stylina stellata (93188)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Stylina stellata (68365)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom Stylina stellata (35300)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Stylina stellata (68589)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Centro) Stylina stellata (68220)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Stylina stellata (34663 68586)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Portugal Stylina stellata (68239)