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Pycnodictyon

Stromatoporoidea - Actinostromatida - Densastromatidae

Taxonomy
Pycnodictyon is a genus.

It was assigned to Densastromatidae by Bolshakova and Ulitina (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Pycnodictyon Bolshakova and Ulitina

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
orderActinostromatidaBogoyavlenskaya 1969
familyDensastromatidaeBogoyavlenskaya 1974
genusPycnodictyon

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.

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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: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Gorstian or 433.40000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Mongolia P. densum (79640)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territory) P. densum (25642)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2China (Nei Mongol) P. densum (27903)