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Phacelostylophyllum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Taxonomy
Phacelostylophyllum was named by Melnikova (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn J Plie-l Sepkoski's reference number: 658,674,682]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Stylophyllum by Roniewicz (1989).

It was assigned to Stylophyllidae by Stanley and Beauvais (1994); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Phacelostylophyllum Melnikova
1994Phacelostylophyllum Stanley, Jr. and Beauvais p. 40
2002Phacelostylophyllum Sepkoski

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

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. †Phacelostylophyllum Melnikova 1972
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Phacelostylophyllum gracile Münster 1841
Phacelostylophyllum michelini Terquem and Piette 1865
Phacelostylophyllum robustum Roniewicz 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 03:17:53
Modified: 2008-02-05 05:17:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Late/Upper Barremian or 235.00000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Cyathophyllum gracile (137429)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Idaho) Oppelismilia zitteli (99505)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Alaska) Stylophyllopsis zitteli (112236)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Oregon) Stylophyllopsis zitteli (33384)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Papua New Guinea Oppelismilia zitteli (86957)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Idaho) Stylophyllopsis zitteli (38377)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Poland P. robustum (85429) P. sp. (85421)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Alaska) Oppelismilia zitteli (100532)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Stylophyllopsis zitteli (38141 38144 38145)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Stylophyllum robustum (27539)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Stylophyllum robustum (38120 38126)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia P. sp. (85418) Stylophyllum robustum (42542 42543)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Morocco P. subdichotomum (33583)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Chile P. suttonensis (58536 58539)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (45424)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (Wales) P. dentatum, P. irregularis, P. affinis, P. michelini, P. rugosum (41816)
Planorbis - Liasicus201.3 - 196.5France P. sp., P. michelini (90243)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Chile P. rugosum (95096)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Peru (Arequipa region) Lepidophyllia hebridensis, Lepidophyllia peruviana, Lepidophyllia chocolatensis (38079)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) P. rugosum (21251)
Semicostatum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom Thecosmilia rugosa (42202)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain (Murcia) P. planum, P. irregulare (38080)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Morocco P. ramosum (33569) Stylophyllopsis zitteli (225815)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) P. sp. (234060)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Argentina (Mendoza) P. peruvianum (10700)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0USA (Oregon) P. sp. (21259)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Morocco P. sp. (21261)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Cladophyllia gracilis (177726)