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Psammogyra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy
Psammogyra was named by Fromentel (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo J Tith-l Sepkoski's reference number: 838].

It was assigned to Rhipidogyridae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Psammogyra Fromentel
1956Psammogyra Wells
2002Psammogyra Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyRhipidogyridaeKoby 1905
genusPsammogyraFromentel 1862

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.

G. †Psammogyra Fromentel 1862
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†Psammogyra caudata Etallon 1858
†Psammogyra choffati Koby 1880
†Psammogyra hykeli Eliasova 1973
†Psammogyra petitclerci Beauvais 1964
†Psammogyra priva Sikharulidze 1979
†Psammogyra valfinensis Beauvais 1964
†Psammogyra voltzi Koby 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 08:39:44
Modified: 2008-01-26 10:39:44
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Albian or 157.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Portugal P. choffati (68611)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Russian Federation Pachygyra choffati (90020)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal P. choffati (68590) P. sp. (68620)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Morocco (Souss-Massa-Draa) P. sp. (85540 85541)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal P. choffati (68785)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal P. choffati (68594) P. voltzi (34660)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France P. cotteaui, P. choffati, P. caudata, P. petitclerci, P. valfinensis (68510)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal P. sp. (25327)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Poland Placogyra hykeli (133384)
Tithonian - Berriasian152.1 - 139.8Bulgaria (Pernik) Placogyra hykeli (87066)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany P. sp. (34608)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy P. valfinensis (154046)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy P. sp. (196864)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Bulgaria (Pernik) Placogyra hykeli (87075 87083)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Spain Placogyra hykeli (220703)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Georgia P. priva (85425)