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Stylophora silicensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy
Stylophora silicensis was named by Weisbord (1973). It is not extant. Its type locality is Russell Springs, Bainbridge, which is in a Chattian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Chattahoochee Formation of Georgia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Stylophora silicensis Weisbord

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

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 silicensis Weisbord 1973
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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 Chattian to the top of the Serravallian or 28.10000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Georgia) Stylophora silicensis (type locality: 71115)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Stylophora silicensis (65162)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) Stylophora silicensis (58454)