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Thamnoptychia

Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae

Taxonomy
Thamnoptychia was named by Hall (1876) [Sepkoski's age data: D l D Give]. It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
  • Trachypora was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Thamnoptychia by Hill (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Trachypora Milne-Edwards and Haime
1876Thamnoptychia Hall
1981Thamnoptychia Hill
2002Thamnoptychia Sepkoski

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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
genusThamnoptychiaHall 1876

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. †Thamnoptychia Hall 1876
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†Thamnoptychia directa Flügel 1972
Invalid names: Trachypora Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 [synonym]
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 Silurian to the top of the Kungurian or 443.80000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Australia (New South Wales) Trachypora sp. (25723)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation (Bashkir) Trachypora spica (13955)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation Trachypora spica (13959 24741)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Venezuela Trachypora sp. (35896)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Morocco T. sp. (208148)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Castilla-Léon) T. sp. (77390)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Vietnam Trachypora dubatolovi (83321)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Indiana) Trachypora tuberculata (5703)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Australia (New South Wales) Trachypora circulipora, Trachypora sp. (24210)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Trachypora ornata (91240 91243 91277 91279 91280)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Kentucky) Trachypora alternans, Trachypora vermiculosa (5709)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany Trachypora circulipora (227413)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Trachypora circulipora (5767)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Trachypora alpenensis (55606 55670 65999 66000 66003 66054 66055)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Japan T. mana (158155)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Vietnam Trachypora circulipora (83254) Trachypora dubatolovi (83288 83298 83320)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Afghanistan (Vardak) Trachypora sp. (84627)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Manitoba) Trachypora sp. (6719)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) T. sp. (8978 8993 8999 9001 9006 9016 9020 94451) Trachypora limbata (10110 96209 96210) Trachypora romingeri (8728)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Trachypora alpenensis (38469) Trachypora labyrinthica, Trachypora minuitissima, Trachypora projecta, Trachypora silicensis (38457) Trachypora silicensis (38477)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Trachypora labyrinthica, Trachypora minuitissima, Trachypora silicensis (38475) Trachypora minuitissima (38476)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Morocco T. sp. (74491)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Iran T. directa (233598 233599) Trachypora directus (99778)