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Stephanocoenia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Stephanocoenia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath R Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Seriatoporidae by Wells (1941); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astrocoeniidae by López-Pérez (2005) and Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Stephanocoenia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1941Stephanocoenia Wells p. 305
2002Stephanocoenia Sepkoski
2005Stephanocoenia López-Pérez p. 80
2006Stephanocoenia Baron-Szabo p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusStephanocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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. Stephanocoenia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Stephanocoenia antiquus Stolarski 1990
†Stephanocoenia dendroidea Edwards and Haime 1860
†Stephanocoenia duncani Foster 1987
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Invalid names: Stephanocoenia michelinii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [synonym]
†Stephanocoenia peruviana Vaughan 1922
†Stephanocoenia storrsi Wells 1941
†Stephanocoenia tenuis Duncan 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:47:11
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:47:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Holocene or 150.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma

Collections (170 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Lebanon S. helmopotis (34869)
Late/Upper Barremian - Aptian130.0 - 113.0Chile (Copiapó) S. guadalupe (222944)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Poland Stephanocyathus antiquus (85310)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) S. sp. (123261)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Pakistan (Sind) S. microtuberculata (11289)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Somalia S. tricoronata (45854)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Peru (Piura) S. peruviana (86944)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Italy S. ramea (146598)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Peru (Piura) S. peruviana (86943) S. peruviana, S. storrsi (86942)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Jamaica S. sp. B (69724)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica S. sp. A, S. sp. B (69725)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Venezuela S. duncani (87067)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France S. intersepta (163836)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Venezuela S. sp. (146393)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) S. duncani (203918 203920)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela S. duncani (87050)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Pakistan (Sind) S. maxima (11292)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Anguilla S. duncani (22971 22972)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Trinidad and Tobago S. intersepta (27584 27594)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic S. duncani (93796)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Dominican Republic S. intersepta (124722)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Puerto Rico S. sp. (45406)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama S. duncani (120406)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic S. duncani, S. spongiformis (34517)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic S. intersepta (124777)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Dominican Republic S. duncani (93721 93794)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama S. duncani (120356 120360 120392) S. intersepta (120358)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic S. duncani (94101) S. duncani, S. spongiformis (93797 94005) S. spongiformis (84960 84965 94000 94094 94104)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic S. duncani (93999) S. spongiformis (84977)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic S. duncani (93735 93737 94004) S. duncani, S. spongiformis (93733) S. spongiformis (93792 93997 94090 94102)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica S. duncani (71374 71384 71389) S. intersepta (71397)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica S. intersepta, S. duncani (34540)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Maluku) S. intersepta (127843 127846)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Haiti S. intersepta (66809 66810)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Dominican Republic S. intersepta (124778) S. spongiformis (93739 93793)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Aceh) S. intersepta (63124)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Jamaica S. intersepta (34543)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) S. spongiformis (79958)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Bahamas S. duncani (73648) S. intersepta (73661)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Cuba S. intersepta (71132)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Costa Rica S. duncani (71411 71415 71417 71419) S. intersepta, S. duncani (71418)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bahamas S. intersepta (73655)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama S. duncani (73627 120197 120217) S. intersepta (120214) S. intersepta, S. duncani (73632) S. intersepta, S. duncani, S. spongiformis (120219) S. spongiformis (120218)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica S. duncani (71422 71732 71734 71742 71746 71753 71759 71761 71765 71766 71767 71768 71775 73626) S. duncani, S. spongiformis (71748) S. intersepta (71723 71735 71763 71770 71771 71772) S. intersepta, S. duncani (71722 71729 71730 71731 71733 71738 71739 71741 71743 71744 71745 71749 71750 71751 71752 71754 71755 71756 71757 71758 71762 71774 73617) S. intersepta, S. duncani, S. spongiformis (71725 71726 71736 71737 71740) S. spongiformis (71764)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Jamaica S. intersepta (34542)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Haiti S. intersepta (60888)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic S. intersepta (75418 75419 75422)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Barbados S. intersepta (102441)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Barbados S. michelini (88831)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Montserrat S. intersepta (209803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Antilles (Sint Eustatius) S. michelini (209791 209792 209793 209794)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Dominican Republic S. intersepta (34518 34519 34520)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) S. michelini (103516 103523 103528 103730)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Colombia S. intersepta (102770 102774)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saint Kitts and Nevis S. intersepta (209798) S. michelini (209801)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Barbados S. intersepta (102419 102420)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Barbados S. intersepta (102425)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic S. intersepta (97552 97553 97554)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Antilles S. michelini (97604)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) S. michelinii (97606 97609 97610)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Virgin Islands, U.S. S. intersepta (97654 97657)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands S. michelini (97605)