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Pseudocystophora

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Durhaminidae

Taxonomy
Pseudocystophora was named by Kossovaya (1997). Its type is Pseudocystophora sakmarensis.

It was assigned to Durhaminidae by Stevens (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Pseudocystophora Kossovaya
2009Pseudocystophora Stevens p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDurhaminidaeMinato and Kato 1965
genusPseudocystophoraKossovaya 1997

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. †Pseudocystophora Kossovaya 1997
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Pseudocystophora complexa Dobrolyubova 1936
Pseudocystophora delicata Dobrolyubova 1941
Pseudocystophora dobrolyubovae Minato and Kato 1965
Pseudocystophora fryi Wilson 1982
Pseudocystophora sakmarensis Kossovaya 1997
Pseudocystophora wilsoni Stevens 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (California) P. wilsoni (118824)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Idaho) P. complexa (108138)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (California) Arachnastraea fryi (62678)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Protolonsdaleiastraea biseptata (110562 110563) Protolonsdaleiastraea complexa (50795 110515 110516 110517 110518 110585) Protolonsdaleiastraea dobrolyubovae, Protolonsdaleiastraea complexa (110584) Protolonsdaleiastraea pseudowischeriana (110566) Stauriida gen. et sp. 3 nov. (110583)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Nunavut) P. complexa (107932) P. pseudowischeriana (107857)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Nevada) P. complexa (108115)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation Protolonsdaleiastraea pseudowischeriana (110587 110591)