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Gigantostylis epigonus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4942763https://www.gbif.org/species/4942763
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)116112https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=116112
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Gigantostyliidae : Gigantostylis : Gigantostylis epigonus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Gigantostyliidae : Gigantostylis : Gigantostylis epigonus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyGigantostyliidaeFrech 1890
genusGigantostylisFrech 1890
speciesGigantostylis epigonusFrech 1890
Generic NameGigantostylis
Scientific NameGigantostylis epigonus Frech, 1890
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gigantostylis epigonusspeciesbelongs to Gigantostylisstated without evidenceFrech, 1890
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Last Recorded Appearance209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Scleractinia)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietmicrocarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. Frech. 1890. Die Korallenfauna der Trias. Palaeontographica 37:1-116

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1890Gigantostylis epigonus Frech

References

Frech F. Die Korallenfauna der Trias, Palaeontographica 37, 1-116
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!
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