Trachypsammia Gerth 1922

Anthozoa - Octocorallia

Full reference: H. Gerth. 1922. Der palaeontologische Charakter der Anthozoën-fauna des Perm von Timor. Jaarboek van het Mijnwezen Nederlandsch Oost-Indie 49:1-32

Parent taxon: Octocorallia according to J. E. Sorauf 2004

See also Hill 1981, Nowinski 1997 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alcyonacea, Coenothecalia, Echmatocrinidae, Ellisella, Gorgonacea, Helioporacea, Heterocorallia, Pennatulacea, Plexauridae, Waiparaconidae

Subtaxa: Trachypsammia dendroides Trachypsammia mediterranea Trachypsammia xizangensis

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Type: Trachypsammia dendroides

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of China (2 collections), Indonesia (2), Italy (1)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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