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Stylocoenia taurinensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Astrea taurinensis was named by Michelin (1842).

It was recombined as Stylocoenia taurinensis by Reuss (1864).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. emarciata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Astrea taurinensis Michelin
1864Stylocoenia taurinensis Reuss

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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
speciestaurinensis(Michelin 1842)

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.

†Stylocoenia taurinensis Michelin 1842
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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: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Chattian or 56.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Stylocoenia taurinensis (227866)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Stylocoenia taurinensis (75454)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Croatia Stylocoenia taurinensis (124308)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Stylocoenia taurinensis (34481 142111)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Pakistan Stylocoenia taurinensis (11291)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Stylocoenia taurinensis (10703 10963)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Hungary Stylocoenia taurinensis (123836)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Somalia Stylocoenia taurinensis (78983)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Veneto) Stylocoenia taurinensis (91634 91645 91648)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Spain Stylocoenia taurinensis (92080 92081)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Italy Stylocoenia taurinensis (86953)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Italy Stylocoenia taurinensis (155215)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Somalia Stylocoenia taurinensis (123801)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Iran Stylocoenia taurinensis (41076)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Italy Stylocoenia taurinensis (27546)