BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Stylohelia ✝
Source Data |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylohelia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Stylohelia Fromentel, 1861 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Mém. Soc. Emul. Doubs, (3) 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 157 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Stylinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dendrohelia ursicina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Psammohelia granulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stylohelia coalescens ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Stylohelia conferta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stylohelia granulata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Stylohelia laevis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stylohelia mamillata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stylohelia toucasi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stylohelia ursicina ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 157 Ma Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
---|---|
1861 | Stylohelia Fromentel |
1985 | Stylohelia Rosendahl p. 44 |
2014 | Stylohelia Kiessling |
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!