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Palaeopsammia zitteli

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Taxonomy
Trochocyathus zitteli was named by Vaughan (1900). Its type locality is Bab-el Jasmund, Libyan Desert, which is in a Danian perireef or subreef limestone in Egypt.

It was recombined as Palaeopsammia zitteli by Oppenheim (1902), Wanner (1902) and Baron-Szabo (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Trochocyathus zitteli Vaughan
1902Palaeopsammia zitteli Oppenheim p. 448 figs. Pl 7, figs 17-18a
1902Pattalophyllia aegyptiaca Oppenheim p. 449 figs. Pl 7, figs 10-10b
1902Caryophyllia jasmundi Wanner
1902Palaeopsammia multiformis Wanner
1902Palaeopsammia zitteli Wanner
1902Thecocyathus aegyptiacus Wanner
1917Trochocyathus zitteli Waring p. 73 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 1
1920Steriphonotrochus leithensis Vaughan
1931Microseris complanata Collignon
1933Palaeopsammia fastigiata Kühn
1958Kumbiopsammia besairiei Alloiteau
1958Paratrochocyathus jasmundi Alloiteau
1958Dasmosmilia spissa Squires
1970Bathypsammia cleopatrae Hassan and Salama
2001Palaeopsammia aegyptiaca Cairns
2002Diegosmilia complanata Baron-Szabo
2008Palaeopsammia zitteli Baron-Szabo

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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
specieszitteli(Vaughan 1900)

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.

†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]
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 Cenomanian to the top of the Ypresian or 100.50000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Iran (Fars) Palaeopsammia zitteli (233243)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (New Mexico) Diegosmilia complanata (35099)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Madagascar (Antsiranana) Diegosmilia complanata (86509)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Dasmosmilia spissa (78400)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman Diegosmilia complanata (206408)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Palaeopsammia zitteli (67456)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iran Palaeopsammia fastigiata (87113)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Turkmenistan Palaeopsammia multiformis (86795)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Palaeopsammia multiformis, Palaeopsammia zitteli (86512) Paratrochocyathus jasmundi, Palaeopsammia multiformis, Palaeopsammia zitteli (86511)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Antsiranana) Paratrochocyathus jasmundi, Palaeopsammia multiformis, Palaeopsammia zitteli, Kumbiopsammia besairiei (86516)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Libya Trochocyathus epicharis (87599)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Steriphonotrochus leithensis (87483)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Egypt Caryophyllia jasmundi, Palaeopsammia multiformis, Palaeopsammia zitteli, Thecocyathus aegyptiacus (type locality: 86950) Palaeopsammia multiformis, Kumbiopsammia besairiei, Pattalophyllia aegyptiaca, Bathypsammia cleopatrae (87218)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Turkmenistan Caryophyllia jasmundi (86695)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2Egypt Palaeopsammia multiformis, Palaeopsammia 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 - 46.2New Zealand Dasmosmilia spissa (88996)
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7USA (California) Trochocyathus zitteli (192844 192854)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) Trochocyathus zitteli (184016)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Trochocyathus zitteli (11120 52610 52611 52612 193036)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Egypt Palaeopsammia zitteli, Pattalophyllia aegyptiaca (169302)