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Favosites basalticus

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Calamopora basaltica Goldfuss p. 73 figs. pl. 26 figs. 4C, d
1884Favosites basaltica Walcott p. 100
1930Favosites basalticus Stauffer pp. 87, 90, 98, 101
2002Favosites basalticus Pohler p. 7 figs. Figs. 4 A, B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyFavositidaeDana 1846
subfamilyFavositinaeDana 1846
genusFavositesLamarck 1816
speciesbasalticus(Goldfuss 1826)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Favosites basalticus Goldfuss 1826
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. M. Pohler 2002(after LECOMPTE1939): A species of Favosites with subhemispherical coralla and corallites attaining up to 2 mm in diameter. Wall thickness is between 0.14-0.20 mm or more. Mural pores are numerous and arranged mostly in uniserial, rarely in biserial rows. Their diam- eter varies from 0.25-0.35 mm and reaches up to 0.40 mm. Tabulae are numerous and of variable shape, spaced 0.7-0.8 mm apart, (12-14/cm). Septal spines are absent.