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Stylaraea ✝
| Description | Stylaraea is a genus of marine stony corals in the family Poritidae. It is a monotypic genus and the only species is Stylaraea punctata. This coral is native to shallow tidal pools in tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylaraea, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stylaraea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Stylaraea Seebach, 1866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Z. Dtsch. Geol. Ges., 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 458 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 466 - 458 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. H. Twenhofel. 1938. Geology and paleontology of the Mingan Islands, Quebec. Geological Society of America Special Paper 11:1-123 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylaraea |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Stylaraea parva ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1866 | Stylaraea Von Seebach p. 304 |
| 1938 | Stylaraea Twenhofel |
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!
