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Pachytheca
Taxonomy
Pachytheca was named by Schlüter (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife]. It is not extant. Its type is Pachytheca sphaerica.
It was synonymized subjectively with Monotrypa by Bassler (1953).
It was assigned to Chaetetinae by Hill (1981); to Tabulospongida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Suberitidae by West et al. (2015).
It was synonymized subjectively with Monotrypa by Bassler (1953).
It was assigned to Chaetetinae by Hill (1981); to Tabulospongida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Suberitidae by West et al. (2015).
Species
P. sphaerica (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1885 | Pachytheca Schlüter |
1981 | Pachytheca Hill |
2002 | Pachytheca Sepkoski |
2015 | Pachytheca West et al. p. 223 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available