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Pachydendron

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Zardinophyllidae

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

It was assigned to Pachythecalidae by Turnsek (1997); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Zardinophyllidae by Kiessling (2014).

Species
P. microthallos (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Pachydendron Cuif
1997Pachydendron Turnsek
2002Pachydendron Sepkoski
2014Pachydendron Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyZardinophyllidaeMontanaro-Gallitelli 1975
genusPachydendron

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. †Pachydendron Cuif 1975
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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 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Tajikistan P. microthallos (139919)
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56Tajikistan P. microthallos (42745)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Slovenia P. microthallos (68768)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey (Antalya) P. microthallos (85504)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria P. microthallos (85472)