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Stylastraea

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Taxonomy
Stylastraea was named by Lonsdale (1845) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step P Sakm Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lithostrotionidae by Hill (1956); to Thysanophyllinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Stylastraea Lonsdale
1930Diphystrotion Smith and Lang
1956Stylastraea Hill
1981Stylastraea Hill
1997Borealephyllum Kossovaya
2002Stylastraea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLithostrotionidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilyThysanophyllinae
genusStylastraeaLonsdale 1845

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. †Stylastraea Lonsdale 1845
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Invalid names: Borealephyllum Kossovaya 1997 [synonym], Diphystrotion Smith and Lang 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available