Pleurodictyum is an extinct genus of tabulate corals, characterized by polygonal corallites. Colonies commonly encrust hard substrates such as rocks, shells and carbonate hardgrounds.
Distribution
Fossils of Pleurodictyum have been found in:
Silurian
Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Tajikistan, and the United States (Kentucky, Wisconsin)
Devonian
Algeria, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada (Ontario), China, Colombia (Floresta Formation, Altiplano Cundiboyacense), the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Luxembourg, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, United States (Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee), and Venezuela
Carboniferous
Czech Republic, Mexico, and the United States (Georgia)
References
Tabulata
Prehistoric Hexacorallia genera
Devonian animals of Africa
Devonian animals of Asia
Paleozoic animals of Australia
Devonian animals of Europe
Carboniferous animals of Europe
Silurian animals of North America
Devonian animals of North America
Carboniferous animals of North America
Devonian Canada
Carboniferous Mexico
Silurian United States
Devonian United States
Carboniferous United States
Fossils of Georgia (U.S. state) Devonian animals of South America Silurian Argentina Silurian Bolivia Devonian Bolivia Devonian Brazil Devonian Colombia Fossils of Colombia Silurian first appearances Late Devonian animals Carboniferous extinctions Fossil taxa described in 1829 Paleozoic life of Ontario Floresta Formation
