Scleractinia taxon details
Gigantostylis Frech, 1890 †
1439860 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1439860)
accepted
Genus
Gigantostylis epigonus Frech, 1890 † (type by monotypy)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Frech F. (1890). Die Korallen der Trias. I. Die Korallen der juvavischen Triasprovinz. <em>Paleontographica.</em> 37: 1-116, pls 1-21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33297967 [details]
Description Morphology and microstructure of Gigantostylis epigonus was described and illustrated in Cuif 1965:1046, text-fig.1-3; Cuif...
Description Morphology and microstructure of Gigantostylis epigonus was described and illustrated in Cuif 1965:1046, text-fig.1-3; Cuif 1977: 27, text-fig.5, and Roniewicz 1989:138, pl.36,fig.1; pl.45,fig.1,2; pl.43,fig.1. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Gigantostylis Frech, 1890 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1439860 on 2025-05-12
Date
action
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original description
Frech F. (1890). Die Korallen der Trias. I. Die Korallen der juvavischen Triasprovinz. <em>Paleontographica.</em> 37: 1-116, pls 1-21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33297967 [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Comparison For its microstructure and skeleton architecture, Gigantostylis is incomparable to other corals. [details]Description Morphology and microstructure of Gigantostylis epigonus was described and illustrated in Cuif 1965:1046, text-fig.1-3; Cuif 1977: 27, text-fig.5, and Roniewicz 1989:138, pl.36,fig.1; pl.45,fig.1,2; pl.43,fig.1. [details]
Diagnosis Solitary. Calice distally tube-like. Septal blades compact, fading in the calice; septal spines lacking. Columella solid, fibrous. Wall built of fibres organized into scaly units (squamae). Wall in continuation with septal tissue. Endotheca lacking. [details]
Remark The genus is monotypical. [details]
