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Favosites praemaximus

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Favosites praemaximus Sokolov

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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
speciespraemaximusSokolov 1951

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 praemaximus Sokolov 1951
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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: Raikkula or 440.80000 to 438.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Favosites praemaximus (79512 79571)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Favosites praemaximus (206319)
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia (Järva) Favosites praemaximus (175013)