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Lyopora favosa

Anthozoa - Lichenariida - Lyoporidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopora favosa was named by McCoy (1850). It is the type species of Lyopora.

It was recombined as Liopora favosa by Hill (1953); it was recombined as Lyopora favosa by McCoy (1850), Klaamann (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. bianata, L. churchillensis, L. manitobensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Lyopora favosa McCoy
1953Liopora favosa Hill
1966Lyopora favosa Klaamann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderLichenariida
RankNameAuthor
familyLyoporidaeKiaer 1930
subfamilyLyoporinaeKiaer 1930
genusLyoporaNicholson and Etheridge 1878
speciesfavosa(McCoy 1850)

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.

†Lyopora favosa McCoy 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cheneyan to the top of the Oandu or 452.50000 to 451.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Nes-Hamar) Liopora favosa (164008)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway Liopora favosa (164400 164414)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Liopora favosa (164412)