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Stylophora affinis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy
Stylophora affinis was named by Duncan (1863).

Subspecies
S. minor
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. confusa, S. minuta, S. papuensis, S. tuberosa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Stylophora affinis Duncan p. 436
1919Stylophora panamensis Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPocilloporidaeGray 1842
genusStylophoraSchweigger 1819
speciesaffinis

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.

†Stylophora affinis Duncan 1863
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Invalid names: Stylophora panamensis Vaughan 1919 [synonym]
†Stylophora affinis minor Duncan 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Gelasian or 28.10000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica Stylophora affinis (69725)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Venezuela Stylophora affinis (87067)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Stylophora affinis (163836)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Stylophora panamensis (124533)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Stylophora affinis (163837)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Colombia Stylophora affinis (201397 201398)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Colombia Stylophora affinis (201393 201396)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela Stylophora affinis (87050 87097)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Stylophora affinis (151415 163838)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Trinidad and Tobago Stylophora affinis (27592 27594)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Dominican Republic Stylophora affinis (124722)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Stylophora affinis (34515 34516 34517)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Stylophora affinis (124777)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6USA (Puerto Rico) Stylophora affinis (71245)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Netherlands Antilles Stylophora affinis (41028)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Stylophora affinis (41067)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Stylophora affinis (120358 120390)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Netherlands Antilles Stylophora affinis (41032 41033 41034)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Stylophora affinis (41070)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Stylophora affinis (71374 71389)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Stylophora affinis (34540)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Stylophora affinis (79958)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Cuba Stylophora affinis (71132)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Netherlands Antilles Stylophora affinis (41036 41038 41039 41040 41041 41042 41043 41044 41045 41046 41047)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Netherlands Antilles Stylophora affinis (41054 41055 41057)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Stylophora affinis (73629 120200 120287 120288 120290)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Sudan Stylophora affinis (101414)