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Pycnostylus

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Pycnostylidae

Taxonomy
Pycnostylus was named by Whiteaves (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pycnostylidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Pycnostylus Whiteaves
1981Pycnostylus Hill
2002Pycnostylus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familyPycnostylidaeStumm 1953
genusPycnostylusWhiteaves 1884

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. †Pycnostylus Whiteaves 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Pragian or 438.50000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Yunnan) P. longiseptatus (27851)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Australia (Queensland) P. guelphensiformis (39220 39222)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) P. sp. (77260)
Telychian - Wenlock438.5 - 427.4Canada (Manitoba) P. guelphensis (26741 26742 26743 26744 26745 26746 26747)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Mongolia P. quelphensis (79684)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Iowa) P. sp. (25044)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Iowa) P. sp. (25018 25036)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territories) P. dendroides (25687)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territory) P. congregationis (25639)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) P. sp. (590)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Tajikistan P. sp. (84334)