Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae
Alternative combinations: Favosites jabiensis, Pachypora jabiensis, Thamnopora jabiensis
Full reference: W. Waagen and J. Wentzel. 1886. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part VI. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(6):835-924
Belongs to Gertholites according to J. E. Sorauf 2004
See also Arthaber 1900, Fontaine 1961, Gerth 1922 and Waagen and Wentzel 1886
Sister taxa: Gertholites curvatus, Gertholites diversaporus, Gertholites haikawai, Gertholites tebaga, Gertholites wilkinsoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Jabi, "Cephalopod Bed", Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Permian of Cambodia (2 collections), Indonesia (4), Pakistan (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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