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Stelechophyllum circinatum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Taxonomy
Lithostrotion (Lithostrotionella) circinatus was named by Easton and Gutschick (1953).

It was recombined as Stelechophyllum circinatum by Sando (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Lithostrotion (Lithostrotionella) circinatus Easton and Gutschick p. 19 figs. pl. 3, figs. 5, 6
1983Stelechophyllum circinatum Sando p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLithostrotionidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusStelechophyllumTolmachev 1933
speciescircinatum(Easton and Gutschick 1953)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Stelechophyllum circinatum Easton and Gutschick 1953
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Sando 1983Stelechophyllum with corallite diameter 9 to 13 mm and 21 to 30 major septa that most commonly extend from the columella across the tabularium but seldom extend into the dissepimentarium. Minor septa absent to poorly developed. Columella absent to very well developed. Dissepimentarium composed of 1 to 4 rows of small to large, commonly flattened dis-sepiments. Axial tabulae flat to tent-shaped, spaced 4 in 1 mm. Peripheral tabellae well developed. Ratio of tabularium width to corallite diameter 0.4 to 0.5. In-crease is peripheral.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available