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Psammocora explanulata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Taxonomy
Psammocora explanulata was named by van der Horst (1922). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Psammocora explanulata van der Horst

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySiderastreidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusPsammocoraDana 1846
speciesexplanulatavan der Horst 1922

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.

Psammocora explanulata van der Horst 1922
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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 07:27:06
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:27:06
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Indonesia Psammocora explanulata (104657)
Holocene (interglacial)0.0117 - 0.0Malaysia (Terengganu Darul Iman) Psammocora explanulata (167463)