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Pachyfavositinae

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Pachyfavositinae was named by Mironova (1965).

It was assigned to Favositidae by Hill (1981).

Subtaxa
Mesolites, Pachyfavosites, Plicatomurus
Entered
by A. Girndt (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2008-02-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Pachyfavositinae Mironova
1981Pachyfavositinae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyFavositidaeDana 1846
subfamilyPachyfavositinaeMironova 1965
subfamilyPachyfavositinaeMironova 1965

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.

Subfm. †Pachyfavositinae Mironova 1965
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G. †Mesolites Mironova 1969
G. †Pachyfavosites Sokolov 1952
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†Pachyfavosites polonicus Nowinski 1992
G. †Plicatomurus Chang 1959
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†Plicatomurus giganteus Sharkova 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Grouping: colonialsubc
Environment: marinesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindsubc
Created: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Source: subc = subclass
References: Kiessling 2004, Hill 1981

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 426.70000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (104 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) Pachyfavosites sp. A (100903)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Alaska) Pachyfavosites sp. A (100894 100895)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Tajikistan Pachyfavosites kozlowskii, Plicatomurus dubatolovi (169307 169308)
Pridoli - Lochkovian422.7 - 413.02Tajikistan Pachyfavosites kozlowskii (45839)
Gedinnine419.62 - 413.02Mongolia Pachyfavosites subnitellus, Pachyfavosites gincingeri (79686)
Helderbergian - Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Pachyfavosites kozlowskii (13875)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Tajikistan Pachyfavosites kozlowskii (45789) Pachyfavosites kozlowskii, Pachyfavosites polymorphus (45840) Pachyfavosites kozlowskii, Plicatomurus sp. (45829) Pachyfavosites sp. (24739)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Pachyfavosites hidensiformis (40697)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Jilin) Pachyfavosites sp. (27748)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Pachyfavosites kozkowskii (23648) Pachyfavosites kozlowskii (13959)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Pachyfavosites kozlowski (23362)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya) Pachyfavosites horridus (79033)
Helderbergian - Emsian419.62 - 393.47Austria Pachyfavosites sp. (26201)
Lochkovian - Emsian419.62 - 393.47Tajikistan Pachyfavosites kozlowskii, Pachyfavosites muralis (169312) Pachyfavosites sp. (76914)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86Japan Pachyfavosites katoi (158164)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) Pachyfavosites sp. (101428 101497 101505)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) Pachyfavosites nitella (84388)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Kyrgyzstan Pachyfavosites rariporosus, Pachyfavosites perlegantis (3559)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam Pachyfavosites vietnamicus (83291)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Pachyfavosites rariporosus (81649)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Mongolia Pachyfavosites preplacenta, Pachyfavosites subnitellus, Pachyfavosites gincingeri, Plicatomurus giganteus (79688)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Pachyfavosites rariporosus (81658 81659 81660)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Tajikistan Pachyfavosites kozlowskii, Pachyfavosites muralis (45830) Pachyfavosites sp. (45831)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Russian Federation Pachyfavosites sp. (24775)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Afghanistan (Vardak) Pachyfavosites sp. (84647)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Uzbekistan Pachyfavosites basalticus, Pachyfavosites vilvensis (169214)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Spain (Asturias) Pachyfavosites cronigerus (5914) Pachyfavosites pseudoseptatus (5909) Pachyfavosites sp. (5908)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Vietnam Pachyfavosites polymorphus (83319)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) Pachyfavosites rariporosus, Pachyfavosites tumulosus (24214)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Tajikistan Pachyfavosites exilis (45793) Pachyfavosites polymorphus (45826) Pachyfavosites sp. (45825)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47China (Guangxi) Pachyfavosites ertangensis (4862) Pachyfavosites sp. (4815 4819 4824 4825)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Pachyfavosites polymorphus (40708)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Mongolia Pachyfavosites alpenensis (79716) Pachyfavosites bijanesis (79712)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany Pachyfavosites cronigerus (60130) Pachyfavosites polymorphus (25368) Pachyfavosites vilvaensis (144943)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Vietnam Pachyfavosites polymorphus (83253) Pachyfavosites polymorphus, Pachyfavosites vietnamicus (83243 83296)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Nevada) Pachyfavosites sp. (5288)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Morocco Pachyfavosites sp. (226635)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Afghanistan (Ghazni) Pachyfavosites sp. (84663)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Pachyfavosites polymorphus (34831 197084 227413) Pachyfavosites polymorphus, Pachyfavosites tumulosus (34830) Pachyfavosites sp. (60157 60159)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Pachyfavosites sp. (81731)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia Pachyfavosites sp. (84368)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Vietnam Pachyfavosites sp. (83254)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Western Sahara Pachyfavosites tumulosus (81608)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Japan Pachyfavosites sp., Plicatomurus sp. (158155)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Hunan) Mesolites sp., Pachyfavosites polymorphus (80272) Pachyfavosites sp. (34987 34988)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Morocco Pachyfavosites sp. (176112)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Poland Pachyfavosites polonicus (83034)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) Pachyfavosites polymorphus (84386)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Afghanistan (Vardak) Pachyfavosites sp. (84636 84645 84648 84659)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany Pachyfavosites polymorphus (36682 36683 36684 36685)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Afghanistan (Ghazni) Pachyfavosites sp. (74993 75097 84669)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Pachyfavosites polymorphus (38398 38399 38400 38402 38414 38415 38416 38418)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Afghanistan (Ghazni) Pachyfavosites sp. (84670)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland Pachyfavosites polonicus (82685)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Poland Pachyfavosites sp. A (83079)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Poland Pachyfavosites polonicus (82610)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Alaska) Pachyfavosites sp. (101012)