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Stylophora
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Astrocoeniina
Family:
Pocilloporidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Stylophora SCHWEIGGER, 1819
Type Species:
Madrepora pistillata Esper, 1797, SD M.EDW.-H., 1850
Images
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Fig. 263,8. S. mordax Dana, Rec., Fanning I., Pac., 8a, X0.5, 8b, X10 (148)
Synonyms
Sideroporam, Anthopora, Enallastrea, Phyllopora, Stylomadrepora, Palauastrea, Stylacropora
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-N.Am.-S.Am.-IndoPac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Ramose to submassive, Corallites tending to spiral irregularly around branches, set in solid, spinose coenosteum. Septa of first cycle uniting with styliform columella.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Astrocoeniina
Family:
Pocilloporidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Stylophora SCHWEIGGER, 1819
Type Species:
Madrepora pistillata Esper, 1797, SD M.EDW.-H., 1850
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 263,8. S. mordax Dana, Rec., Fanning I., Pac., 8a, X0.5, 8b, X10 (148)
Synonyms
Sideroporam, Anthopora, Enallastrea, Phyllopora, Stylomadrepora, Palauastrea, Stylacropora
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-N.Am.-S.Am.-IndoPac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Ramose to submassive, Corallites tending to spiral irregularly around branches, set in solid, spinose coenosteum. Septa of first cycle uniting with styliform columella.