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Stenocyathus alabamiensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Taxonomy
Stenocyathus alabamiensis was named by Wells (1947). It is not extant. Its type locality is Linden, which is in a Maastrichtian coastal marl in the Prairie Bluff Formation of Alabama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Stenocyathus alabamiensis Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyGuyniidaeHickson 1910
genusStenocyathusPourtales 1871
speciesalabamiensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:09:40
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:09:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Stenocyathus alabamiensis (type locality: 123578)