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Pachythecalis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Zardinophyllidae

Taxonomy
Pachythecalis was named by Cuif (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-l Sepkoski's reference number: 658,919]. It is not extant. Its type is Pachythecalis major.

It was assigned to Zardinophyllidae by Roniewicz and Stolarski (2001); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. major (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Pachythecalis Cuif
2001Pachythecalis Roniewicz and Stolarski
2002Pachythecalis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliina()
familyZardinophyllidaeMontanaro-Gallitelli 1975
genusPachythecalis

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. †Pachythecalis Cuif 1975
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Pachythecalis major Cuif 1975
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: Lacian or 227.30000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye (Anatolia) P. major (38047)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye (Antalya) P. major (85504)