References / paperThe stromatoporoid animal
Stearn, C.W.
Year1975
Source rolesystematic-review
DOI / ID10.1111/j.1502-3931.1975.tb00921.x
Fitness and scope
taxonomy · morphology
Comparative review of stromatoporoid skeletal anatomy and biological affinity; a historical synthesis cannot fix their exact phylogenetic placement or global range.
Claim ledger
taxonomy · mediumComparative skeletal anatomy supports interpreting stromatoporoids as sponge-grade organisms in the reviewed material, but affinity and character homology remain historical systematic inferences rather than a fixed crown placement.
claim:taxon:stromatoporoidea