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Stylophora thirsiformis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy
Astrea thirsiformis was named by Michelotti (1847).

It was recombined as Stylophora thirsiformis by Chevalier (1956).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Astrea thirsiformis Michelotti
1956Stylophora thirsiformis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPocilloporidaeGray 1842
genusStylophoraSchweigger 1819
speciesthirsiformis(Michelotti 1847)

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 thirsiformis Michelotti 1847
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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 Priabonian to the top of the Aquitanian or 38.00000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Stylophora thirsiformis (10703)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Italy Stylophora thirsiformis (69969)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Aquitaine) Stylophora thirsiformis (92231)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Libya Stylophora thirsiformis (10964)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Italy Stylophora thirsiformis (69939 69940)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Libya Stylophora thirsiformis (42132)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Iran Stylophora thirsiformis (41075)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Libya Stylophora thirsiformis (34498)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Turkey (Denizli) Stylophora thirsiformis (88771)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Turkey Stylophora thirsiformis (111678)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Italy Stylophora thirsiformis (69702)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Stylophora thirsiformis (70241 163837)
Aquitanian - Serravallian23.03 - 11.62Libya Stylophora thirsiformis (34499)