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Psammophis odysseus

Ammodiscidae

Taxonomy
Psammophis odysseus was named by Georgalis and Szyndlar (2022). Its type specimen is MNCN 150.101, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Salobreña, which is in the Miocene of horizon Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Psammophis odysseus Georgalis and Szyndlar

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAmmodiscoidea(Reuss 1862)
familyAmmodiscidaeReuss 1862
genusPsammophisFitzinger 1826
speciesodysseus

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.

†Psammophis odysseus Georgalis and Szyndlar 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: herbivoref
Created: 2009-05-20 05:21:59
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:21:59
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Spain (Granada) Psammophis odysseus (type locality: 26752)