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Pseudocoeniopsis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Taxonomy

Pseudocoeniopsis was named by Roniewicz (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm-l K Turo Sepkoski's reference number: 868,1270]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Stylinidae by Roniewicz (1976), Morsch (1996); to Cyathophoridae by Turnsek (1997); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

P. jurassica, P. longiseptata, P. uhligi, Silingastraea japonica (syn. Silingastraea xainzaensis), Silingastraea qiekanensis, Silingastraea shimoheiensis

Species lacking formal opinion data

P. longisepta, P. maior

Synonyms

Silingastraea was named by Liao (1982). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pseudocoeniopsis by Baron-Szabo (2002).

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Löser and Liao (2001); and to Pseudocoeniopsis by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1976	Pseudocoeniopsis Roniewicz
1982	Silingastraea Liao
1996	Pseudocoeniopsis Morsch
1997	Pseudocoeniopsis Turnsek
2001	Silingastraea Löser and Liao p. 665
2002	Pseudocoeniopsis Sepkoski
2002	Silingastraea Sepkoski

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()

Rank	Name	Author
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900
suborder	Stylinina	Alloiteau 1952
family	Stylinidae	d'Orbigny 1851
genus	Pseudocoeniopsis

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. †Pseudocoeniopsis Roniewicz 1976

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†Pseudocoeniopsis jurassica Turnsek 1973

†Pseudocoeniopsis longiseptata Roniewicz 1966

†Pseudocoeniopsis uhligi Trauth 1911

Invalid names: Silingastraea Liao 1982 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragoniteo

Grouping:

colonialf

Clonal:

yesf

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

intermediate-level epifaunalo

Diet:

photosymbioticf

Diet 2:

suspension feederf

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

alternatingo

Asexual:

yeso

Dispersal:

watero

Dispersal 2:

planktonico

Created:

2008-01-28 02:50:36

Modified:

2008-01-28 04:50:36

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aalenian to the top of the Campanian or 174.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (19 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aalenian	174.7 - 170.9	Thailand	P. sp. (79538)
Late/Upper Oxfordian	157.9 - 154.8	Germany (Lower Saxony)	P. longisepta (23910)
Late/Upper Oxfordian	157.9 - 154.8	Romania	P. maior (35199)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian	157.9 - 149.2	Slovenia	P. jurassica (68686) P. longiseptata (68651 68655 68680)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian	154.8 - 152.21	Poland	Pseudocoenia longiseptata, Pseudocoenia maxima (68370) Pseudocoenia maxima (68382)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian	154.8 - 152.21	Romania	P. maior, P. jurassica (35201)
Hauterivian - Early/Lower Aptian	132.6 - 119.57	China (Xizang)	Silingastraea xainzaensis (74253)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian	125.77 - 119.57	Serbia	P. jurassica (74799)
Aptian	121.4 - 113.2	China (Xizang)	Silingastraea qiekanensis (74258)
Late/Upper Aptian	119.57 - 113.2	Japan (Iwate)	Placocoenia japonica (91325) Thigmastrea shimoheiensis (91326)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Greece	Silingastraea sp. 3, Silingastraea japonica (204527) Silingastraea sp. 3, Silingastraea sp. 2, Silingastraea sp. 1, Silingastraea shimoheiensis (203930)
Cenomanian - Santonian	100.5 - 83.6	Czechia	P. uhligi (67562)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Greece	P. sp. (64308)