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Stylocyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Stylocyathus was named by d'Orbigny (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 2,86,820].

It was assigned to Caryophylliinae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Stylocyathus d'Orbigny
1861Stylotrochus Fromentel
1956Stylocyathus Wells
1956Stylotrochus Wells
2002Stylocyathus Sepkoski
2002Stylotrochus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusStylocyathusd'Orbigny 1849

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. †Stylocyathus d'Orbigny 1849
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Stylocyathus besairiei Alloiteau 1958
Stylocyathus coarctatus Quenstedt 1852
Stylocyathus crassiseptus Alloiteau 1958
Stylocyathus dentalinus d'Orbigny 1850
Invalid names: Stylotrochus Fromentel 1861 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:33:58
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:33:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 161.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal S. coarctatus (68590)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) S. coarctatus (23904)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) S. crassiseptus (86497)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Switzerland S. dentalinus (193914)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) Stylotrochus sp. (53343 53498)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Senegal (Popenguine) S. sp. (76719)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Antsiranana) S. besairiei (86516)