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Psammogyra choffati

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Pachygyra choffati was named by Koby (1881). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Psammogyra choffati by Beauvais (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Pachygyra choffati Koby
1881Pachygyra choffati Koby p. 49 figs. pl. 12 fig. 1
1964Psammogyra choffati Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyAplosmiliidaeFromentel 1861
genusPsammogyraFromentel 1862
specieschoffati()

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.

Psammogyra choffati Koby 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 157.30000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Portugal Psammogyra choffati (68611)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Russian Federation Pachygyra choffati (90020)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Psammogyra choffati (68590)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Psammogyra choffati (68785)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Psammogyra choffati (68594)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Psammogyra choffati (68510)