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Petridictyum

Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae

Taxonomy
Petridictyum was named by Schindewolf (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Eife]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Micheliniinae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Petridictyum Schindewolf
1981Petridictyum Hill
2002Petridictyum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyMicheliniidaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
subfamilyMicheliniinaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
genusPetridictyumSchindewolf 1959

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.

G. †Petridictyum Schindewolf 1959
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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: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco P. sp. (150506 150508)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47France (Alsace) P. petrii (40505)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Germany (Hessen) P. petrii (38349)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Germany (Niedersachsen) P. petrii (38350)