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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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