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Scalites

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Scalites was named by Tesakov (1982).

It was assigned to Favositidae by Gritsenko et al. (1999).

Species
S. prostratus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Scalites Tesakov
1999Scalites Gritsenko et al.

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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
genusScalitesTesakov 1982

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. †Scalites Tesakov 1982
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†Scalites prostratus Tesakov 1971
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: Pridoli or 422.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Ukraine Riphaeolites prostratus (23359) S. chernovi (23484) S. prostratus (23483)