Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae
Parent taxon: Pachyporidae according to D. Hill 1981
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acaciapora, Celechopora, Cladopora, Daljanolites, Dualipora, Egosiella, Gertholites, Gracilopora, Guanziyaopora, Guizhoustriatopora, Heterocoenites, Hillaepora, Isurugiopora, Pachystriatopora, Parastriatoporella, Protrachypora, Rhachopora, Rotundites, Sinkiangopora, Striatopora, Thamnopora, Thamnoporella, Thamnoptychia, Yakunopora, Zemmourella, Taouzia
Subtaxa: Pachypora lamellicornis Pachypora lapparenti Pachypora lobata Pachypora mongolia Pachypora monstrosa Pachypora pusilla Pachypora tortuosa Pachypora tumida
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (1 collection), Indonesia (2)
• Devonian of Australia (1), China (1), Mongolia (6), United States (3: Alaska)
• Silurian of Afghanistan (1), the Czech Republic (1), Sweden (1)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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