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Pachyporidae

Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae

Taxonomy
Pachyporidae was named by Gerth (1921). It is not extant. Its type is Striatopora.

It was reranked as the subfamily Pachyporinae by May (1993), Stadelmaier et al. (2005).

It was assigned to Pachyporicae by Hill (1981); to Favositida by Niko (2005); to Favositidae by May (1993), Stadelmaier et al. (2005); and to Pachyporoidea by Niko et al. (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Pachyporidae Gerth
1980Striatoporidae Termier
1980Striatoporidae Termier and Termier p. 422
1981Pachyporidae Hill
1993Pachyporinae May p. 78
2005Pachyporidae Niko p. 34
2005Pachyporinae Stadelmaier et al. p. 12
2018Pachyporidae Niko et al. p. 26

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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
familyPachyporidaeGerth 1921

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.

Fm. †Pachyporidae Gerth 1921
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G. †Acaciapora Moore and Jeffords 1945
G. †Celechopora Pradacova 1938
G. †Cladopora Hall 1851
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Cladopora bifurcata Grabau 1909
Cladopora corrigia Talent 1963
Cladopora fisheri Billings 1860
Cladopora labiosa Billings 1859
Cladopora lemaitreae Talent 1963
Cladopora magna Hall and Whitfield 1873
Cladopora perrara Klaamann 1964
Cladopora prolifica Hall and Whitfield 1873
Cladopora pulchra Rominger 1876
Cladopora roemeri Billings 1860
Cladopora seriata Hall 1851
Cladopora spinulata Girty 1909
Cladopora surculus Talent 1963
Cladopora tubulata Girty 1909
Cladopora turgida Rominger 1876
Invalid names: Taxopora Sokolov 1961 [synonym]
G. †Daljanolites Leleshus 1964
G. †Dualipora Termier and Termier 1980
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Dualipora preciosa Termier and Termier 1980
G. †Egosiella Dubatolov 1955
G. †Gertholites Sokolov 1955
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Gertholites curvatus Waagen and Wentzel 1886
Gertholites diversaporus Flügel 1972
Gertholites haikawai Shuji and Fujikawa 2016
Gertholites jabiensis Waagen and Wentzel 1886
Gertholites tebaga Flügel 1997
Gertholites wilkinsoni Etheridge 1891
G. †Gracilopora Chudinova 1964
G. †Guanziyaopora Kim and Yang 1978
G. †Guizhoustriatopora Chow 1978
G. †Heterocoenites Gerth 1922
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Heterocoenites crassa Gerth 1922
G. †Hillaepora Mironova 1960
G. †Isurugiopora Niko 2005
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Isurugiopora dubrovensis Dubatolov 1959
Isurugiopora obesa Niko 2005
G. †Pachypora Lindström 1873
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Pachypora lamellicornis Plusquellec et al. 2007
Pachypora lapparenti Karapetov et al. 1975
Pachypora lobata Gerth 1922
Pachypora mongolia Sharkova 1981
Pachypora monstrosa Gerth 1922
Pachypora pusilla Rothpletz 1892
Pachypora tortuosa Sharkova 1981
Pachypora tumida Hinde 1890
G. †Pachystriatopora Le Maître 1956
G. †Parastriatoporella Chudinova 1959
G. †Protrachypora Chow 1978
G. †Rhachopora Sokolov 1955
G. †Rotundites Khayznikova 1989
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Rotundites rotundus Khayznikova 1989
G. †Sinkiangopora Chi 1961
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G. †Striatopora Hall 1851
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Striatopora enigmatica Nowinski 1992
Striatopora flexuosa Hall 1852
Striatopora gwenensis Amsden 1949
Striatopora obliqua LeMaître 1956
G. †Thamnopora Steininger 1831
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Thamnopora compacta Tchudinova 1959
Thamnopora densa Wu 1975
Thamnopora germanica Birenheide 1985
Thamnopora immensa Hill 1937
Thamnopora insculpta Hill 1942
Thamnopora magniventra Stumm 1961
Thamnopora marmionensis Etheridge Jr. 1915
Thamnopora reticulata Blainville 1830
Thamnopora yavorskyi Dubatolov 1959
G. †Thamnoporella Sokolov 1955
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Thamnoporella armata Tchudinova 2000
Thamnoporella rara Tchudinova 2000
G. †Thamnoptychia Hall 1876
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Thamnoptychia directa Flügel 1972
Invalid names: Trachypora Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 [synonym]
G. †Yakunopora Niko 2005
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Yakunopora mabutii Niko 2015
G. †Zemmourella Tourneur 1987
Invalid names: Striatoporidae Termier 1980 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Grouping: colonialsubc
Environment: marinesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindsubc
Created: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Source: subc = subclass
References: Hill 1981, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Changhsingian or 445.20000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (902 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Türkiye Thamnopora small sp. (185134)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Russian Federation (Siberia) Striatopora flexiosa, Taxopora xenia (206541 206542)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Ohio) Striatopora flexuosa (13225 13238)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (New York) Cladopora sp. (459)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Striatopora sp. (461)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Striatopora tungusica (79512)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (California) Striatopora gwenensis (79808 229638)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Striatopora flexuosa (75266)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Kentucky) Cladopora aculeata, Cladopora ordinata, Cladopora menis, Cladopora reticulata, Striatopora huronensis (5676)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Australia (Victoria) Thamnopora boloniensis (10195)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Cambodia Thamnopora jabiensis (107273 107275)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) Cladopora spinata (24203)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) Sinkiangopora nyalamensis (110482)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Germany Thamnopora sp. (10696)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Japan Yakunopora matsushitai (61154)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Pachypora curvata, Pachypora jabiensis (90253)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Gertholites wilkinsoni (209006 209011 209013) Thamnopora sp. (103393)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Indonesia Pachypora curvata, Pachypora pusilla (132787)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Gertholites curvatus, Thamnopora densa (110539)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Nepal Gertholites curvatus (99791)