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Pachythecalis major

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4942885https://www.gbif.org/species/4942885
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)138655https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=138655
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Zardinophyllidae : Pachythecalis : Pachythecalis major
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Zardinophyllidae : Pachythecalis : Pachythecalis major
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyZardinophyllidaeMontanaro-Gallitelli 1975
genusPachythecalisCuif 1975
speciesPachythecalis majorCuif 1975
Generic NamePachythecalis
Scientific NamePachythecalis major Cuif, 1975
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pachythecalis majorspeciesbelongs to Pachythecalisstated with evidenceCuif, 1975
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance222 - 216 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance222 - 216 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Scleractinia)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietmicrocarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. P. Cuif. 1975. Caracteres morphologiques, microstructuraux et systematiques des Pachythecalidae, nouvelle famille de madrepraires triasiques [Morphology, microstructure and systematics of Pachythecalidae, a new family of Triassic Scleractinia]. 8(3):157-180

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1975Pachythecalis major Cuif

References

Cuif J. P. (1975) Caracteres morphologiques, microstructuraux et systematiques des Pachythecalidae, nouvelle famille de madrepraires triasiques [Morphology, microstructure and systematics of Pachythecalidae, a new family of Triassic Scleractinia] 8 3, 157-180
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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