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Pachyseris affinis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Pachyseris affinis was named by Duncan (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Magar Pir, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Pachyseris affinis Duncan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusPachyserisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesaffinisDuncan 1880

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.

Pachyseris affinis Duncan 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Messinian or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Iran Pachyseris affinis (25254)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Pakistan (Sind) Pachyseris affinis (type locality: 11292)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran Pachyseris affinis (25257)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Tanzania Pachyseris affinis (202214)