Pleurodictyum Explained

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]

Distribution

Fossils of Pleurodictyum have been found in:^[3]

SilurianArgentina, Australia, Bolivia, Tajikistan, and the United States (Kentucky, Wisconsin)

DevonianAlgeria, 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

CarboniferousCzech Republic, Mexico, and the United States (Georgia)

Notes and References

1. Pandolfi . J.M. . Burke . C.D. . 1989 . Environmental distribution of colony growth form in the favositid Pleurodictyum americanum . Lethaia . 22 . 1 . 69–84 . 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1989.tb01170.x. 1989Letha..22...69P .
2. Brett . C.E. . Cottrell . J.F. . 1982 . Substrate specificity in the Devonian tabulate coral Pleurodictyum . Lethaia . 15 . 3 . 247–262 . 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1982.tb00648.x. 1982Letha..15..247B .
3. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=4996 Pleurodictyum