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Trachypsammia dendroides

Anthozoa

Taxonomy
Trachypsammia dendroides was named by Gerth (1922). It is the type species of Trachypsammia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Trachypsammia dendroides Gerth
1922Trachypsammia dendroides Gerth p. 15 figs. Pl 2, figs 6-9
1984Trachypsammia dendroides Lin figs. Pl 1, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassOctocorallia
genusTrachypsammia
speciesdendroides

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
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: carnivoresubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-11 22:03:30
Modified: 2009-05-12 00:04:28
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Wordian or 290.10000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3Indonesia Trachypsammia dendroides (39614)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28Indonesia Trachypsammia dendroides (39608)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Xizang) Trachypsammia dendroides (131044)