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Pseudomyriophyllia oshimaensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae

Taxonomy
Eugyra oshimaensis was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Oshima Island, Kesennuma, which is in a Hauterivian shallow subtidal limestone in the Yokonuma Formation of Japan.

It was recombined as Pseudomyriophyllia oshimaensis by Löser et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Eugyra oshimaensis Eguchi
2009Pseudomyriophyllia oshimaensis Löser et al.

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

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.

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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 Late/Upper Hauterivian or 132.90000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Japan (Miyagi) Eugyra oshimaensis (type locality: 91349)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Jamaica (Saint Catherine) Pseudomyriophyllia oshimaensis (89647)