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Stylasterina
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Stylasterina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | lace coral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 9 (36%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Hydrozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hydrozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore, suspension feeder (based on Hydrozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Hydrozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Allopora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Astya genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Calyptopora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 21.7 Ma Miocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
| Congregopora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Conopora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Crypthelia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
| Distichopora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 19.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Errina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Inferiolabiata genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 21.7 Ma Miocene | 21.7 Ma Miocene | |
| Lepidopora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
| Pliobothrus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Sporadopora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Stenohelia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
| Stylaster genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2000 | Stylasterina Veron p. 402 |
| 2002 | Stylasterina Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
| Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
| Veron J.E.N. (2000) , Corals of the World |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
