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Palaeofavosites vetustus

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Palaeofavosites vetustus was named by Klaamann (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Palaeofavosites vetustus Klaamann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyFavositidaeDana 1846
genusPalaeofavositesTwenhofel 1914
speciesvetustusKlaamann 1961

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.

Palaeofavosites vetustus Klaamann 1961
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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: Pirgu or 449.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Estonia Palaeofavosites vetustus (174075)