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Psenophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oppelismiliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Psenophyllia Melnikova and Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyOppelismiliidae
genusPsenophyllia

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. †Psenophyllia Melnikova and Roniewicz 2020
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Psenophyllia longa Melnikova 1989
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. K. Melnikova and E. Roniewicz 2020Solitary. Wall epithecal, thin. Axial fossa short.
Septal apparatus built of septa of four size orders. Septa
smooth, primarily very thin. Endotheca constructed by
large dissepiments.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pliensbachian or 190.80000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) P. longa (234057 234059 234060 234062 234063)