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Pleurodictyum
Extinct genus of corals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pleurodictyum is an extinct genus of tabulate corals, characterized by polygonal corallites.[1] Colonies commonly encrust hard substrates such as rocks, shells and carbonate hardgrounds.[2]
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Pleurodictyum | |
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P. americanum from the Givetian Kashong Shale (Hamilton Group) of Livingston County, New York | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | †Tabulata |
Family: | †Favositidae |
Genus: | †Pleurodictyum Goldfuss 1829 |
Species: | †P. americanum |
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†Pleurodictyum americanum Roemer 1876 | |
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