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Pseudofavositidae

Anthozoa - Favositida - Pseudofavositidae

Taxonomy
Pseudofavositidae was named by Sokolov (1950).

It was assigned to Favositicae by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Pseudofavositidae Sokolov
1981Pseudofavositidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyPseudofavositidaeSokolov 1950
familyPseudofavositidaeSokolov 1950

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.

Fm. †Pseudofavositidae Sokolov 1950
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G. †Minatolites Leleshus 1994
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†Minatolites mutatus Leleshus 1994
G. †Pseudofavosites Gerth 1922
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†Pseudofavosites certus Tchudinova 1965
†Pseudofavosites exiguus Flügel 1972
†Pseudofavosites finitimus Tchudinova 1965
†Pseudofavosites fusiforme Flügel 1972
†Pseudofavosites laibinensis Wang and Zhao 1998
G. †Stylonites Gerth 1922
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†Stylonites porosa Gerth 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Grouping: colonialsubc
Environment: marinesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindsubc
Created: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Source: subc = subclass
References: Hill 1981, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bashkirian to the top of the Changhsingian or 323.40000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Spain (Castilla y Leon) Pseudofavosites sp. (76871)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Tajikistan Minatolites mutatus (111235)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4Indonesia Pseudofavosites stylifer (39614)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Guangxi) Pseudofavosites laibinensis (119982)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Iran Favosites fusiforme (99782) Pseudofavosites extraspinosus (99778 99779) Pseudofavosites fusiforme (233599) Pseudofavosites fusiforme, Pseudofavosites exiguus (233598)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Japan Pseudofavosites sp. (105231)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Thailand (Trang) Pseudofavosites sp. (40870 40895)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Indonesia Pseudofavosites stylifer, Stylonites porosa (39610) Pseudofavosites stylifer, Stylonites porosa, Pseudofavosites stylifer (39608)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran Pseudofavosites sp. (118225)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Azerbaijan Pseudofavosites certus (97229)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Pseudofavosites aberrans (109664) Pseudofavosites irregularis (110539)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Armenia Pseudofavosites finitimus (116760)