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Atelodictyon dewalense

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Atelodictyidae

Taxonomy
Atelodictyon dewalense was named by Mistiaen (1985). Its type locality is Coupe De Dewal, beds 11-58, which is in a Givetian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Dewal Formation of Afghanistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Atelodictyon dewalense Mistiaen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderClathrodictyidaBogoyavlenskaya 1969
RankNameAuthor
familyAtelodictyidaeKhalfina 1968
genusAtelodictyonLecompte 1951
speciesdewalense

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.

Atelodictyon dewalense Mistiaen 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2007-09-07 03:24:54
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:23:24
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Afghanistan (Ghazni) Atelodictyon dewalense (type locality: 74993)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Western Sahara Atelodictyon dewalense (81608)