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Donetzites

Anthozoa - Favositida - Cleistoporidae

Taxonomy
Donetzites was named by Dampel (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cleistoporidae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Donetzites Dampel
1981Donetzites Hill
2002Donetzites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyCleistoporidaeEaston 1944
genusDonetzitesDampel 1940

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.

G. †Donetzites Dampel 1940
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hill 1981
Collections
No collection or age range data are available