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Psammocora
| Description | Psammocora is a genus of stony coral in the monotypic family Psammocoridae. Species of this genus are also known as cat's paw coral. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psammocora, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Psammocoridae : Psammocora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Psammocora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Psammocora Dana, 1846 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Dana, James D. 1846. Structure and classification of zoophytes during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. Vol. 7: 1-132. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 5 (56%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Siderastreidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | アミメサンゴ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psammocora |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Psammocora albopicta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psammocora contigua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psammocora digitata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psammocora eldredgei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psammocora explanulata species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Psammocora gasparillensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Psammocora haimiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psammocora nierstraszi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psammocora obtusangula species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Psammocora paponica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Psammocora profundacella species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Psammocora samoaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psammocora stellata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Psammocora superficialis species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Psammocora togiamemsis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psammocora trinitatis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
| Psammocora wyckoffi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Stephanaria Verrill, 1867 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Psammocoridae : Stephanaria |
| Stephanocora Verrill, 1866 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Psammocoridae : Stephanocora |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1846 | Psammocora Dana |
| 1867 | Stephanaria Verrill |
| 1976 | Psammocora Veron and Pichon p. 21 |
| 2000 | Psammocora Veron |
| 2002 | Psammocora Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Stephanaria Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
