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Pachythecaliina

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Pachythecalina Eliasova
1998Pachythecalina Roniewicz and Michalík p. 395
2005Pachythecaliina Morycowa and Misik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliina()
suborderPachythecaliina()

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.

Subor. †Pachythecaliina Eliasova 1976
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Fm. †Amphiastreidae Ogilvie 1896
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G. †Amphiastrea Étallon 1859
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Amphiastrea aethiopica Dietrich 1926
Amphiastrea basaltiformis Étallon 1859
Amphiastrea cylindrica Ogilvie 1897
Amphiastrea fallax Eliasova 1975
Amphiastrea gibberosa Gregory 1925
Amphiastrea gracilis Koby 1888
Amphiastrea kamoensis Eguchi 1951
Amphiastrea monosepta Liao and Xia 1985
Amphiastrea paronai Prever 1909
Amphiastrea piriformis Gregory 1900
Amphiastrea yabei Eguchi 1951
Invalid names: Connectastrea Koby 1904 [synonym]
G. †Amphiaulastrea Geyer 1955
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Amphiaulastrea aliensis Sikharulidze 1977
Amphiaulastrea conferta Ogilvie 1897
Amphiaulastrea rarauensis Morycowa 1971
G. †Aulastraea Ogilvie 1897
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Aulastraea macer Eliasova 1975
Aulastraea schaeferi Ogilvie 1897
Aulastraea touli Kołodziej et al. 2012
G. †Bathmosmilia Alloiteau 1958
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Bathmosmilia hourcqi Alloiteau 1958
G. †Budaia Wells 1933
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Budaia felixi Wells 1944
Budaia qiekanensis He and Xiao 1990
Budaia travisensis Wells 1933
G. †Bussonastrea Bauvais 1965
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Bussonastrea tricalix Beauvais 1966
G. †Ceratocoenia Tomes 1884
G. †Cheilosmilia Koby 1888
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Cheilosmilia cornuta Koby 1888
Cheilosmilia kobyi Beauvais 1963
Cheilosmilia rugosa Koby 1888
Invalid names: Lingulosmilia Koby 1888 [synonym], Sclerosmilia Koby 1888 [synonym]
G. †Donacosmilia Fromentel 1861
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Donacosmilia corallina Fromentel 1861
Donacosmilia etalloni Koby 1888
Donacosmilia massaliensis Morycowa and Masse 1998
Donacosmilia thurmanni Beauvais 1964
G. †Hexamphiastrea Löser 2012
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Hexamphiastrea minima Prever 1909
Hexamphiastrea suprema Morycowa and Marcopoulou-Diacantoni 1997
G. †Hexapetalum Eliasova 1975
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Hexapetalum impium Eliasova 1975
Hexapetalum nemorosum Beauvais and Bernier 1981
Hexapetalum pium Eliasova 1976
G. †Hispaniastraea Turnsek et al. 1975
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Hispaniastraea ramosa Turnsek et al. 1975
G. †Hykeliphyllum Eliasova 1975
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Hykeliphyllum lepidum Eliasova 1975
G. †Keriophyllia Alloiteau 1958
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Keriophyllia fischeri de Fromentel 1873
Keriophyllia hourcqi Alloiteau 1958
Keriophyllia oolitica Beauvais and Negus 1975
Keriophyllia roniewiczae Baron-Szabo and González-León 1999
G. †Lochmaeosmilia Wells 1943
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Lochmaeosmilia besavoensis Alloiteau 1958
Lochmaeosmilia nodosa Alloiteau 1958
Lochmaeosmilia radiata Lamouroux 1821
G. †Mitrodendron Quenstedt 1880
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Mitrodendron biennensis Beauvais and Bernier 1981
Mitrodendron major He and Xiao 1990
Mitrodendron mitratum Quenstedt 1858
Mitrodendron modicum Eliasova 1975
Mitrodendron ogilviae Geyer 1955
Mitrodendron parnassus Morycowa and Marcopoulou-Diacantoni 2002
Mitrodendron tenuiseptum Eliasova 1975
G. †Opisthophyllum Ogilvie 1897
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Opisthophyllum minimum Ogilvie 1897
Opisthophyllum vesiculare Ogilvie 1897
Opisthophyllum zitteli Ogilvie 1897
G. †Oyonnaxastraea Alloiteau 1952
G. Pleuroaulastrea Kołodziej et al. 2012
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Pleuroaulastrea variabilis Kołodziej et al. 2012
G. †Pleurophyllia Fromentel 1856
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Pleurophyllia cara Eliasova 1975
Pleurophyllia microsa Baron-Szabo 2003
Pleurophyllia minuscula Roniewicz 1976
Pleurophyllia tobleri Koby 1895
Pleurophyllia trichotoma de Fromentel 1856
Pleurophyllia vesiculosa Eliasova 1975
G. †Pleurostylina de Fromentel 1856
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Pleurostylina corallina de Fromentel 1856
Pleurostylina major Baron-Szabo and González-León 1999
Pleurostylina pompeckji Dietrich 1926
Pleurostylina turkmenensis Kuzmicheva 1987
Invalid names: Metaulastraea Dietrich 1926 [synonym]
G. †Polymorphastraea Koby 1907
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G. †Pseudodiplocoenia Alloiteau 1958
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Pseudodiplocoenia oblonga Fleming 1827
Subfm. †Quenstedtiphylliinae Roniewicz and Stolarski 2001
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G. †Quenstedtiphyllia Melnikova 1975
G. †Selenegyra Ogilvie 1897
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Selenegyra geikiei Ogilvie 1897
G. †Thamnosmilia Tomes 1886
G. †Thecidiosmilia Koby 1888
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Thecidiosmilia morycowae Kolodziej 1995
Thecidiosmilia rawi Löser et al. 2009
Invalid names: Monoaulastrea Löser et al. 2009 [synonym]
G. †Atelophyllia Lathuilière 2000
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Atelophyllia clermontei Lathuilière 2000
Fm. †Axosmiliidae Geyer 1955
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G. †Axosmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Axosmilia bangoinensis Liao and Xia 1985
Axosmilia benoisti Koby 1906
Axosmilia caudata Quenstedt 1881
Axosmilia corallina Étallon 1859
Axosmilia craginiana Wells 1933
Axosmilia crassa Milaschewitsch 1876
Axosmilia cylindrata Koby 1881
Axosmilia cylindrica Fromentel 1856
Axosmilia excavata Milaschewitsch 1876
Axosmilia extinctorium Michelin 1841
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Invalid names: Pleurosmilia impressa Koby 1906 [objective synonym]
Axosmilia graciosa de Fromentel 1856
Axosmilia hayasakai Eguchi 1951
Axosmilia hemisphaerica Milaschewitsch 1876
Axosmilia hideshimaensis Eguchi 1951
Axosmilia infundibuliformis Milaschewitsch 1876
Axosmilia irradians de Fromentel 1862
Axosmilia kachensis Gregory 1900
Axosmilia kobyi Angelis d'Ossat 1905
Axosmilia marcou Étallon 1859
Axosmilia ngariensis He and Xiao 1990
Axosmilia pumila Koby 1888
Axosmilia renevieri Koby 1895
Axosmilia sessilis Milaschewitsch 1876
Axosmilia sinensis Liao and Li 1980
Axosmilia styphelos Liao and Xia 1985
Axosmilia turbinata Münster 1829
Axosmilia wrighti Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Invalid names: Blastosmilia Étallon 1859 [synonym], Miscellosmilia Eliasova 1976 [synonym]
G. †Axosmiliopsis Alloiteau 1957
G. †Columnaphyllia Geyer 1955
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G. †Pleurosmilia Fromentel 1856
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Pleurosmilia excavata Koby 1881
Pleurosmilia gracilis Etallon and Thurmann 1864
Pleurosmilia quaylei Wells 1933
Pleurosmilia saxifisi Wells 1933
Fm. †Gablonzeriidae Roniewicz 1989
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G. †Gablonzeria Cuif 1976
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Gablonzeria grandiosa Caruthers and Stanley , Jr. 2008
Gablonzeria major Frech 1890
Gablonzeria profunda Reuss 1854
Gablonzeria reussi Cuif 1976
Fm. †Pachycoeniidae Beauvais 1975
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G. †Rodinosmilia Beauvais 1986
Fm. †Volzeiidae Beauvais 1980
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G. †Alakiria Cuif 1976
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Alakiria spheroidea Cuif 1976
G. †Meandrovolzeia Cuif 1976
G. †Volzeia Cuif 1966
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Volzeia badiotica Volz 1896
Volzeia carpathica Roniewicz and Michalik 2002
Volzeia chagyabensis Deng and Zhang 1984
Volzeia degeensis Deng and Zhang 1984
Volzeia subdichotoma Münster 1841
Volzeia szulci Morycowa 1988
Superfm. †Volzeioidea Cuif 1977
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Fm. †Cyclophylliidae Roniewicz 1989
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G. †Cycliphyllia Roniewicz 1989
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Cycliphyllia cyclica Schaffer and Senowbari-Daryan 1978
Cycliphyllia major Roniewicz 1989
G. †Kompsasteria Roniewicz 1989
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Kompsasteria salinaria Reuss 1855
G. †Neorylstonia Vasseur et al. 2019
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Invalid names: Mesophyllum Beauvais 1986 [replaced]
Fm. †Zardinophyllidae Montanaro-Gallitelli 1975
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G. †Alloiteausmilia Beauvais 1986
G. †Archaeosmiliopsis Melnikova 1975
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Archaeosmiliopsis densus Melnikova 1975
G. †Cryptosepta Gretz et al. 2015
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Cryptosepta nuda Gretz et al. 2015
G. †Epismilia Fromentel 1861
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Epismilia contorta Koby 1881
Epismilia crassisepta Koby 1881
Epismilia cuneata Milaschewitsch 1876
Epismilia delemontana Koby 1881
Epismilia haimei de Fromentel 1861
Epismilia irregularis Koby 1881
Epismilia laufonensis Koby 1881
Epismilia magna Koby 1881
Epismilia mauretaniensis Beauvais 1986
Epismilia multisepta Koby 1881
Epismilia obesa Koby 1888
Epismilia robusta Koby 1895
Epismilia wrighti Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
G. †Epismiliopsis Alloiteau 1952
G. †Pachydendron Cuif 1975
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G. †Pachysolenia Cuif 1975
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Invalid names: Lubowastraea Melnikova 1986 [synonym]
G. †Pachythecalis Cuif 1975
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Pachythecalis major Cuif 1975
G. †Parapleurosmilia Beauvais 1980
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Parapleurosmilia inflata Beauvais 1986
G. †Plesiophyllum Alloiteau 1952
G. †Sichuanophyllia Deng and Zhang 1984
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Sichuanophyllia sichuanensis Deng and Zhang 1984
G. †Zardinophyllum Montanaro-Gallitelli 1975
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Zardinophyllum carpathicum Roniewicz and Michalík 1998
Invalid names: Pachythecalidae Cuif 1975 [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Anisian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 247.20000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 242.0 Ma

Collections (465 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Radiophyllia pygmaeus (81047)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guangxi) Radiophyllia astylatus, Radiophyllia stylatus, Volzeia degeensis (81045)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Poland Volzeia szulci (25129)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy Zardinophyllum sp. (23570)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Poland Volzeia szulci (34729 34730)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Thecosmilia subdichotoma (81050)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Turkey (Anatolia) Thecosmilia subdichotoma (204511)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Volzeia yunanensis (81046)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Tajikistan Pachysolenia mardjanaica, Volzeia badiotica (75610) Pachysolenia mardjanaica, Volzeia subdichotoma (36694) Volzeia subdichotoma (81064)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Austria (Kärnten) Thecosmilia subdichotoma (81063)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (South Tyrol) Cladophyllia subdichotoma (205139)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Gablonzeria sp., Volzeia chagyabensis, Zardinophyllum quinqueseptata (78652)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Slovenia Volzeia badiotica (36528)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Greece Volzeia sp. (56714)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan Isastraea major (38133)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation (Primorye) Pachysolenia primorica, Volzeia badiotica, Volzeia subdichotoma (57017)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Pachysolenia primorica, Volzeia sp., Volzeia badiotica (87233) Pachysolenia primorica, Volzeia subdichotoma (36691)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Oman Volzeia badiotica (24309)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Xizang) Volzeia badiotica (126869)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Retiophyllia subdichotoma (38160 38162 38163) Retiophyllia subdichotoma, Hexastraea fritschi (38166) Retiophyllia subdichotoma, Thecosmilia badiotica (38161)