Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Maeandrostylis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Taxonomy
Stylophyllum (Maeandrostylis) was named by Frech (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr u]. Its type is Stylophyllum (Maeandrostylis) irregulare.

It was reranked as Maeandrostylis by Wells (1956); it was misspelled as Meandrostylis by Roniewicz (1989), Sepkoski (2002) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Stylophyllum by Frech (1890); to Stylophyllidae by Wells (1956) and Roniewicz (1989); to Scleractina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Stylophyllum (Maeandrostylis) Frech
1956Maeandrostylis Wells
1989Meandrostylis Roniewicz
2002Maendrostylis Sepkoski
2002Meandrostylis Sepkoski

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyStylophyllidaeVolz 1896
genusMaeandrostylis()

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. †Maeandrostylis Frech 1890
show all | hide all
Maeandrostylis frechi Haas 1909
Meandrostylis grandiseptus Stanley and Whalen 1989
Meandrostylis vancouverensis Clapp and Shimer 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available