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Pachypora monstrosa

Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae

Taxonomy
Pachypora monstrosa was named by Gerth (1922).

It was recombined as Gertholites monstrosus by Sorauf (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. wangi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Pachypora monstrosa Gerth p. 13 figs. Pl 2, fig 5
2004Gertholites monstrosus Sorauf p. 180

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyPachyporoidea(Gerth 1921)
familyPachyporidaeGerth 1921
genusPachyporaLindström 1873
speciesmonstrosa

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.

†Pachypora monstrosa Gerth 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 274.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Indonesia Pachypora monstrosa (39608)