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Procteria (Pachyprocteria)

Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae

Taxonomy
Procteria (Pachyprocteria) was named by Hill (1981).

It was assigned to Procteria by Hill (1981).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Pleurodictyum cornu, Pleurodictyum plana, Procteria granuliferum
Entered
by A. Girndt (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2008-02-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Procteria (Pachyprocteria) Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyMicheliniidaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
subfamilyGranulidictyinaeWeyer 1970
genusProcteriaDavis 1887
subgenusPachyprocteria

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.

Subg. †Procteria (Pachyprocteria) Hill 1981
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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: Hill 1981, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available