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Palaeopsammia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Palaeopsammia Wanner
1956Palaeopsammia Wells
1958Diegosmilia Alloiteau
1958Kumbiopsammia Alloiteau
1958Sakalavicyathus Alloiteau
2002Diegosmilia Baron-Szabo
2002Kumbiopsammia Baron-Szabo
2002Diegosmilia Sepkoski
2002Kumbiopsammia Sepkoski
2002Palaeopsammia Sepkoski
2002Sakalavicyathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyGuyniidaeHickson 1910
genusPalaeopsammiaWanner 1902

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. †Palaeopsammia Wanner 1902
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†Palaeopsammia cardabiaensis Jell et al. 2011
†Palaeopsammia collignoni Alloiteau 1958
†Palaeopsammia zitteli Vaughan 1900
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Invalid names: Caryophyllia jasmundi Wanner 1902 [synonym], Dasmosmilia spissa Squires 1958 [synonym], Diegosmilia complanata Collignon 1931 [synonym], Kumbiopsammia besairiei Alloiteau 1958 [synonym], Palaeopsammia fastigiata Kühn 1933 [synonym], Palaeopsammia multiformis Wanner 1902 [synonym], Steriphonotrochus leithensis Vaughan 1920 [synonym], Thecocyathus aegyptiacus Wanner 1902 [synonym]
†Palaeopsammia zljebinensis Turnsek and Mihajlovic 1981
Invalid names: Diegosmilia Alloiteau 1958 [synonym], Kumbiopsammia Alloiteau 1958 [synonym], Sakalavicyathus Alloiteau 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:11:37
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:21:05
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Ypresian or 137.05000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Iran (Fars) P. zitteli (233243)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Hungary P. zljebinensis (25151)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Serbia P. zljebinensis (74793)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Greece P. mitsinjoensis (34719)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Paratrochocyathus crassus (86497)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) Diegosmilia complanata (35099)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Madagascar (Antsiranana) Diegosmilia complanata (86509)
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand Dasmosmilia spissa (78400)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman Diegosmilia complanata (206408)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0United Arab Emirates P. zitteli (67456)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) P. sp., P. cardabiaensis (123004)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Steriphonotrochus leithensis (87483)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Turkmenistan P. multiformis (86795)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Sakalavicyathus collignoni, P. multiformis, P. zitteli (86512) Sakalavicyathus collignoni, Paratrochocyathus jasmundi, P. multiformis, P. zitteli (86511)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Madagascar (Antsiranana) P. sp., Paratrochocyathus jasmundi, P. multiformis, P. zitteli, Kumbiopsammia besairiei (86516)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Iran P. fastigiata (87113)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya Trochocyathus epicharis (87599)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Turkmenistan Caryophyllia jasmundi (86695)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Egypt Caryophyllia jasmundi, P. multiformis, P. zitteli, Thecocyathus aegyptiacus (86950) P. multiformis, Kumbiopsammia besairiei, Pattalophyllia aegyptiaca, Bathypsammia cleopatrae (87218)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24Egypt P. multiformis, P. zitteli, Thecocyathus aegyptiacus (87000)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Mexico (Baja California Sur) Trochocyathus zitteli (43755)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Trochocyathus zitteli (11118 190769 190771 190772 190777 190781 190784 190785 190788 190790 190800)
Teurian - Heretaungan66.0 - 45.7New Zealand Dasmosmilia spissa (88996)
Middle Paleocene61.66 - 59.24USA (California) Trochocyathus zitteli (192844 192854)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) Trochocyathus zitteli (184016)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Trochocyathus zitteli (11120 52610 52611 52612 193036)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Egypt P. zitteli, Pattalophyllia aegyptiaca (169302)