Psammocora Dana, 1846

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

GENUS

Published in

Dana, J.D. Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61) (1846-1849).

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Cnidaria

class

Anthozoa

order

Scleractinia

family

Psammocoridae

genus

Psammocora

Name

Synonyms

Plesioseris Duncan, 1884

Stephanacora Verrill, 1866

Stephanaria Verrill, 1867

Stephanocora Verrill, 1866

Homonyms

Psammocora Dana, 1846

Psammocora Wilkes, 1848

Common names

cat's paw in English

アミメサンゴ属 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

1. Amaral, F. D.; Ramos, C. A. C.; Leão, Z. M. A. N.; Kikuchi, R. K. P.; Lima, K. K. M.; Longo, L.; Cordeiro, R. T. S.; Lira, S. M. A.; Vasconcelos, S. L. (2009). Checklist and morphometry of benthic cnidarians from the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 50, 277-290
2. Aphia 2006
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4. Benzoni, F., Stefani, F., Pichon, M., Galli, P. 2010. The name game: morpho-molecular species boundaries in the genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 421-456.
5. Benzoni, F., Stefani, F., Stolarski, J., Pichon, M., Mitta, G., Galli, P. 2007. Debating phylogenetic relationships of the scleractinian Psammocora: molecular and morphological evidences. Contributions to Zoology 76: 35-54.
6. Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61).
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10. Durham JW. (1947). Corals from the Gulf of California and the north Pacific Coast of America. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Society of America.</em> 20: 1-68.
11. Moved to new family following fam. synonymy
12. Neave, S. A. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
13. Neave, S. A. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
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15. Randall, R.H., 2003. An annotated checklist of hydrozoan and scleractinian corals collected from Guam and other Mariana Islands. Micronesica 35-36: 121-137.
16. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560.
17. Smith, F. G. W. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.), 55, 291-295
18. Stefani F, Benzoni F, Pichon M, Cancelliere C, Galli P. (2008). A multidisciplinary approach to the definition of species boundaries in branching species of the coral genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 37(1): 71-91.
19. Stefani, F., Benzoni, F., Pichon, M., Mitta, G., Galli, P. 2008. Genetic and morphometric evidence for unresolved species boundaries in the coral genus Psammocora (Cnidaria; Scleractinia). Hydrobiologia 596: 153-172.
20. Struct. & Classif. Zooph.