Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae
Full reference: A. de Gregorio. 1930. Sul Permiano di Sicilia (fossili del calcare con Fusulina di Palazzo Adriano non descritti dal Prof. G. Gemmellaro conservati nel mio privato gabinetto). Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie 52:1-70
Parent taxon: Favosites according to A. de Gregorio 1930
Sister taxa: Favosites abnormis, Favosites adaverensis, Favosites afghanicus, Favosites antiquus, Favosites argus, Favosites basalticus, Favosites bowerbanki, Favosites burkhanensis, Favosites canadensis, Favosites cervicornis, Favosites clausus, Favosites convexus, Favosites desolatus, Favosites exilis, Favosites fallax, Favosites favosiformis, Favosites favosus, Favosites goldfussi, Favosites gothlandicus, Favosites helderbergiae, Favosites hemispherica, Favosites hisingeri, Favosites ingens, Favosites intricatus, Favosites issensis, Favosites jaaniensis, Favosites kalevi, Favosites lichenarioides, Favosites limitaris, Favosites mirandus, Favosites multicarinatus, Favosites nitella, Favosites oculiporoides, Favosites permica, Favosites petropolitana, Favosites placentopsis, Favosites polymorpha, Favosites praemaximus, Favosites privatus, Favosites radiciformis, Favosites serratus, Favosites subfavosus, Favosites subforbesi, Favosites turbinata
Subtaxa: Favosites (Osculius) decipiens
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution: found only at Sosio Limestone near Palazzo Adriano (de Gregorio coll) (Permian of Italy)