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Stylophyllum pygmaeum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Taxonomy
Stylophyllum pygmaeum was named by Frech (1890). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Phacelostylophyllum pygmaeum by Melnikova (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Stylophyllum pygmaeum Frech
1972Phacelostylophyllum pygmaeum Melnikova
1997Stylophyllum pygmaeum Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyStylophyllidaeVolz 1896
genusStylophyllumReuss 1854
speciespygmaeum

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.

Stylophyllum pygmaeum Frech 1890
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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 Lacian to the top of the Rhaetian or 221.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) Stylophyllum pygmaeum (80015)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Slovenia Stylophyllum pygmaeum (68762)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Stylophyllum pygmaeum (38131 38132)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Stylophyllum pygmaeum (38146 38147)