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Stephanocoenia duncani

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Stephanocoenia duncani was named by Foster (1987). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NMB Loc. 16817 - Río Cano [Gurabo Fm], which is in a Zanclean reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Gurabo Formation of the Dominican Republic.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. guadalupe, S. maxima, S. microtuberculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Stephanocoenia duncani Foster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusStephanocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesduncani

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.

†Stephanocoenia duncani Foster 1987
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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 Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 28.10000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (80 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Venezuela Stephanocoenia duncani (87067)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Stephanocoenia duncani (203918 203920)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela Stephanocoenia duncani (87050)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Anguilla Stephanocoenia duncani (22971 22972)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Stephanocoenia duncani (93796)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama Stephanocoenia duncani (120406)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Stephanocoenia duncani (34517)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Dominican Republic Stephanocoenia duncani (93721 93794)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Stephanocoenia duncani (93797 94005 94101)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Stephanocoenia duncani (120356 120360 120392)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Stephanocoenia duncani (93999)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Stephanocoenia duncani (93733 93735 type locality: 93737 94004)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Stephanocoenia duncani (71374 71384 71389)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Stephanocoenia duncani (34540)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Bahamas Stephanocoenia duncani (73648)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Costa Rica Stephanocoenia duncani (71411 71415 71417 71418 71419)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Stephanocoenia duncani (71422 71722 71725 71726 71729 71730 71731 71732 71733 71734 71736 71737 71738 71739 71740 71741 71742 71743 71744 71745 71746 71748 71749 71750 71751 71752 71753 71754 71755 71756 71757 71758 71759 71761 71762 71765 71766 71767 71768 71774 71775 73617 73626)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Stephanocoenia duncani (73627 73632 120197 120217 120219)