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Stylophora monticulosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy
Stylophora monticulosa was named by Vaughan and Hoffmeister (1925). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Stylophora monticulosa Vaughan and Hoffmeister

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

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 monticulosa Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1925
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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 Tortonian to the top of the Gelasian or 11.62000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Colombia Stylophora monticulosa (73794 73800)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada Stylophora monticulosa (58677 58682 58683)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Bahamas Stylophora monticulosa (73641)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Stylophora monticulosa (41065)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6USA (Puerto Rico) Stylophora monticulosa (71245)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Bahamas Stylophora monticulosa (73644)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Netherlands Antilles Stylophora monticulosa (41028)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Stylophora monticulosa (41067 41068)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Stylophora monticulosa (120356)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Stylophora monticulosa (41070 41071)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Netherlands Antilles Stylophora monticulosa (41034)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Stylophora monticulosa (41072)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Stylophora monticulosa (71374 71384 71385 71387 71390 71397)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Stylophora monticulosa (34539 34540)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Bahamas Stylophora monticulosa (73649 73651 73652)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Netherlands Antilles Stylophora monticulosa (41040 41042 41045 41046 41048 41051)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Netherlands Antilles Stylophora monticulosa (41054 41055 41056)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Stylophora monticulosa (120287 120288)