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Psammocora
Taxonomy
Psammocora was named by Dana (1846) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1110]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Thamnasteriidae by Veron and Pichon (1976); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Siderastreidae by Veron (2000) and López-Pérez (2005).
It was assigned to Thamnasteriidae by Veron and Pichon (1976); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Siderastreidae by Veron (2000) and López-Pérez (2005).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1846 | Psammocora Dana |
| 1976 | Psammocora Veron and Pichon p. 21 |
| 2000 | Psammocora Veron |
| 2002 | Psammocora Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Psammocora López-Pérez p. 82 |
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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. Psammocora Dana 1846
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Subg. Psammocora (Stephanaria) Verrill 1867
Psammocora columna Dana 1846
Psammocora explanulata van der Horst 1922
†Psammocora gasparillensis Vaughan 1926
Psammocora obtusangula Lamarck 1816
†Psammocora paponica Yabe and Sugiyama 1935
Psammocora profundacella Gardiner 1898
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Invalid names: Psammocora superficialis Gardiner 1898 [synonym]
Psammocora stellata Verrill 1866
†Psammocora trinitatis Vaughan 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Holocene or 41.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma
Collections (60 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartonian | France (Oise) | P. callosa (3494) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Dominican Republic | P. sp. (124747) | |
| Aquitanian | Japan | P. sp. (34874) | |
| Burdigalian - Serravallian | Trinidad and Tobago | P. gasparillensis (27585) P. trinitatis (27586 27591 27594) P. trinitatis, P. gasparillensis (27588 27595) | |
| Middle Miocene | Puerto Rico | P. sp. (45405) | |
| Serravallian | Panama | P. trinitatis (120402 120406 120410) | |
| Messinian | Bahamas | P. trinitatis (73643 73645) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Indonesia (Java) | Coscinaraea columna (45343) | |
| Pliocene | Papua New Guinea | Coscinaraea columna (42736) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) | Coscinaraea columna (85085 85086 85088 85089 85091 85094 85095 85098) | |
| Pleistocene | Indonesia | P. explanulata (104657) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Hawaii) | P. sp. (22975) | |
| Pleistocene | French Polynesia | P. sp. (89554) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | Japan | P. profundacella (63138) P. profundacella, P. superficialis, P. paponica (63137) | |
| Calabrian | New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) | Coscinaraea columna (85087) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Pitcairn | Coscinaraea columna, P. obtusangula (85105) P. obtusangula (85106) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Japan (Okinawa) | Coscinaraea columna (62775) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Japan | Coscinaraea columna (88055) P. profundacella (88047) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | P. stellata (119914) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Egypt | Coscinaraea columna (120203) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | P. stellata (119912 119920 119923) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Coscinaraea columna (97666) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | P. sp. (88576 102971) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | French Polynesia | P. sp. (127270 127273) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Egypt | Coscinaraea columna (87876) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Egypt (Sinai) | P. sp. (109195 109224 109226) | |
| Holocene (interglacial) | Australia (Queensland) | P. sp. (167465) | |
| Holocene (interglacial) | Malaysia (Terengganu Darul Iman) | P. explanulata (167463) | |
| Holocene | Costa Rica | P. stellata (97519) | |
| Holocene | Panama | P. stellata (97520 165865 165866 165867) | |
| Holocene | Japan (Chiba) | Coscinaraea columna, P. profundacella, P. superficialis (97528) | |
| Holocene | Guam | P. sp. (97445) | |
| Holocene | Japan | P. superficialis (96956) |