Scleractinia taxon details
Pachythecalis Cuif, 1975 †
1438059 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1438059)
accepted
Genus
Pachythecalis major Cuif, 1975 † (type by monotypy)
- Species Pachythecalis major Cuif, 1975 †
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Cuif JP. (1975). Caractères morphologiques, microstructuraux et systématiques des Pachythecalidae, nouvelle famille de Madréporaires triasiques. <em>Geobios.</em> 8: 157-180., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0016-6995(75)80035-0 [details]
Description Complete description of the microstructure of all skeletal elements, preserved in aragonite, are to be find in Cuif 1975. A...
Status classified by Cuif 1975 in the family Pachythecalidae, junior synonym of the family Zardinophyllidae Montanaro-Gallitelli, 1975
Description Complete description of the microstructure of all skeletal elements, preserved in aragonite, are to be find in Cuif 1975. A series of excellent drawings and photos of thin sections clearly characterise morphology and microstructure of P. major. [details]
Status classified by Cuif 1975 in the family Pachythecalidae, junior synonym of the family Zardinophyllidae Montanaro-Gallitelli, 1975
Status classified by Cuif 1975 in the family Pachythecalidae, junior synonym of the family Zardinophyllidae Montanaro-Gallitelli, 1975 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Pachythecalis Cuif, 1975 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1438059 on 2025-05-13
Date
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original description
Cuif JP. (1975). Caractères morphologiques, microstructuraux et systématiques des Pachythecalidae, nouvelle famille de Madréporaires triasiques. <em>Geobios.</em> 8: 157-180., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0016-6995(75)80035-0 [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
From editor or global species database
Comparison From other solitary genus of the family, Zardinophyllum Montanaro-Gallitelli 1975, it differs not only with the corallum dimensions, but also with septal apparatus composed of numerous septa of diverse size orders. [details]Description Complete description of the microstructure of all skeletal elements, preserved in aragonite, are to be find in Cuif 1975. A series of excellent drawings and photos of thin sections clearly characterise morphology and microstructure of P. major. [details]
Diagnosis Solitary, ceratoid with large distal diameter, lacking septa in the distal part of the calice; septal apparatus in the lower half of the corallum; symmetry radial-bilateral; six primary septa thick, incepted in pairs, the succeeding septa numerous,differentiated into 3-4 size orders; endotheca in the form of rare, tabuloid elements;wall thick, named pachytheca, made of regular modules in the form of centered bundles of fibers growing centripetally. [details]
Remark This genus was monographed by Cuif 1975. Only one, Early Norian species from Turkey is known. [details]
Status classified by Cuif 1975 in the family Pachythecalidae, junior synonym of the family Zardinophyllidae Montanaro-Gallitelli, 1975 [details]
