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Stylophyllum ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylophyllidae : Stylophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Stylophyllum Reuss, 1854 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 191 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Stylophyllidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stylophyllidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Stylophyllidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Stylophyllidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Pinacophyllum lejowae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Stylophyllum cocchii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Stylophyllum edwarsi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Stylophyllum frechi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylophyllum irregulare species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylophyllum paradoxum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Stylophyllum polyacanthum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Stylophyllum pygmaeum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Stylophyllum vesiculatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1854 | Stylophyllum Reuss |
| 1986 | Stylophyllum Stanley, Jr. |
| 1998 | Stylophyllum Roniewicz and Michalík p. 395 |
| 2002 | Stylophyllum Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!
