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Pycnolithus

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Pycnolithidae

Taxonomy
Pycnolithus was named by Lindström (1899) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u , S Wenl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

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

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2014-11-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Pycnolithus Lindström
1981Pycnolithus Hill
2002Pycnolithus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCoccoseridicaeKiaer 1899
familyPycnolithidaeLindström 1899
genusPycnolithusLindström 1899

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. †Pycnolithus Lindström 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: microcarnivorec
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:54:32
Modified: 2010-02-09 05:44:22
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Gisbornian to the top of the Aeronian or 458.20000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Australia (Tasmania) P. sp. (2691)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) P. sp. (2692)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Alaska) P. sp. A (100871 100874 100875)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Quebec) P. sp. (79165)