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Maeandrostylis ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylophyllidae : Maeandrostylis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 228 - 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 190 - 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) | F. Frech. 1890. Die Korallenfauna der Trias. Palaeontographica 37:1-116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Maeandrostylis frechi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Maeandrostylis irregularis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Meandrostylis grandiseptus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Meandrostylis vancouverensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1890 | Stylophyllum (Maeandrostylis) Frech |
| 1956 | Maeandrostylis Wells |
| 1989 | Meandrostylis Roniewicz |
| 2002 | Meandrostylis 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!
