''Pleurodictyum'' is an extinct genus of

tabulate coral Tabulata, commonly known as tabulate corals, are an order of extinct forms of coral. They are almost always colonial, forming colonies of individual hexagonal cells known as corallites defined by a skeleton of calcite, similar in appearance to ...

s, characterized by polygonal corallites. Colonies commonly encrust hard substrates such as rocks, shells and carbonate hardgrounds.

Distribution

Fossils of ''Pleurodictyum'' have been found in:''Pleurodictyum''
at Fossilworks.org ;Silurian Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Tajikistan, and the United States (Kentucky, Wisconsin) ;Devonian Algeria, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada (Ontario), China, Colombia (

Floresta Formation The Floresta Formation ( es, Formación Floresta, Df) is a geological formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The sequence of siltstones, shales, coquinas and sandstone beds dates to the Devonia ...

Altiplano Cundiboyacense The Altiplano Cundiboyacense () is a high plateau located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes covering parts of the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá. The altiplano corresponds to the ancient territory of the Muisca. The Alt ...

), 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 {{Devonian-animal-stub