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Favosites helderbergiae

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Favosites helderbergiae Hall
1973Favosites helderbergiae Merriam p. 19 figs. Pl 1, figs 16-19

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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
specieshelderbergiaeHall 1874

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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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 Richmondian to the top of the Emsian or 449.60000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Favosites helderbergiae (24187)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Quebec) Favosites helderbergiae (71474 71475 71479)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) Favosites helderbergiae (26695)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) Favosites helderbergiae (26694 76757 76846 76848 76849 76851 83110)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Quebec) Favosites helderbergiae (233202)