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Pseudomyriophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae

Taxonomy
Pseudomyriophyllia was named by Morycowa (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: K Haut K Apti-l Sepkoski's reference number: 658,821]. It is not extant. Its type is Pseudomyriophyllia carpathica.

It was assigned to Faviidae by Baron-Szabo (1997); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eugyridae by Löser (2010).

Species
P. carpathica (type species), P. oshimaensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Pseudomyriophyllia Morycowa
1997Pseudomyriophyllia Baron-Szabo p. 54
2002Pseudomyriophyllia Sepkoski
2010Pseudomyriophyllia Löser p. 585

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyEugyridaeFromentel 1861
genusPseudomyriophyllia

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. †Pseudomyriophyllia Morycowa 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 132.60000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Kenya Eugyra crassisepta (85379)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Georgia P. carpathica (67510 67511)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Jamaica (Saint Catherine) P. oshimaensis (89647)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Japan (Miyagi) Eugyra oshimaensis (91349)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Mexico (Puebla) P. sp., P. carpathica (89865)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Drôme) P. sp. (177726)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Romania P. carpathica (69201)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Greece P. carpathica (34719)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Tanzania Eugyra crassisepta (85356) P. sp. 1 (85348) P. sp. 2, Eugyra crassisepta, Eugyra borrachensis (85352)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Mexico (Sonora) P. carpathica (35101)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Mexico P. carpathica (21254)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain P. carpathica (23537)