Palaeopsammia Wanner 1902 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Synonyms: Diegosmilia Alloiteau 1958, Kumbiopsammia Alloiteau 1958, Sakalavicyathus Alloiteau 1958

Parent taxon: Guyniidae according to J. Alloiteau 1958

See also Baron-Szabo 2002, Baron-Szabo 2008, Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Cyathosmilia, Guynia, Onchotrochus, Pourtalocyathus, Schizocyathus, Stenocyathus

Subtaxa: Palaeopsammia cardabiaensis Palaeopsammia collignoni Palaeopsammia zitteli Palaeopsammia zljebinensis

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Egypt (1 collection)

• Paleocene to Eocene of New Zealand (1)

• Paleocene of Egypt (3), Mexico (1), Turkmenistan (1), United States (19: California)

• Cretaceous of Australia (1), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Iran (2), Libya (1), Madagascar (5), New Zealand (1), Oman (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Turkmenistan (1), the United Arab Emirates (1), United States (2: New Mexico, North Dakota)

Total: 44 collections including 63 occurrences

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