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Dendrostella

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae

Taxonomy
Dendrostella was named by Glinski (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 422]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Stauriidae by Merriam (1974) and Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Dendrostella Glinski
1974Dendrostella Merriam p. 45
1981Dendrostella Hill
2002Dendrostella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familyStauriidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusDendrostellaGlinski 1957

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.

G. †Dendrostella Glinski 1957
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Dendrostella romanensis Merriam 1974
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1974These slender dendroid and phaceloid rugose corals have a thick wall, no dissepiments, smooth, simple, even, nonamplexoid and unthickened septa; minor septa are short or lacking. Tabulae are complete, either straight or with a slight doming or sag.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Devonian to the top of the Frasnian or 419.20000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Lochkovian427.4 - 410.8Russian Federation (Novosibirskaya Oblast) D. bilaterale, D. vulgaris (81052)
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (Alaska) D. rhenana (101514 101515 101516 101517 101521 101522) D. sp. (100949)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Uzbekistan D. columnaris (38672)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) D. simbiotica (81750 81793)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation D. columnaris (35710 35711)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Australia (New South Wales) D. sp. (80380)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany D. sp. (25364)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (British Columbia) D. trigemme (84250)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Northwest Territories) D. trigemme (84254 84255 84256)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Moravia) D. trigemme (5866)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) D. sp. (40012) D. trigemme (80374)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Vietnam D. trigemme (83339)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Alaska) D. rhenana (108334)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Canada (British Columbia) D. trigemme (84238)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Czech Republic D. trigemme (84368)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany D. trigemme (227413)
Late/Upper Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. trigemme (82564)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Vietnam D. trigemme (83244 83288 83298 83320)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. trigemme (81733)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') D. trigemme (40711)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Alaska) D. rhenana (101509 101511)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (81014) D. trigemme (81022)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) D. sp. (40013) D. trigemme (80375 80376)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Thailand D. rhenana (82082)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Tajikistan D. rhenana (78872)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Northwest Territories) D. trigemme (81856 84242 84243)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Manitoba) D. disjuncta (228116 228174 228423 228426)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) D. sp. (630)