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Paleofavosites prayi

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy

Paleofavosites prayi was named by Flower (1961). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Franklin Mountains, coral biostrome, which is in a Maysvillian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Aleman Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Favosites prolificus, P. aaloei, P. alveolaris, P. asper, P. balticus, P. carinatus, P. carterensis, P. dualis, P. forbesiformis, P. groenlandicus, P. haapsaluensis, P. hirtus, P. hystrix, P. ivanovi, P. kanuensis, P. karinuensis, P. kirki, P. legibilis, P. limbergensis, P. maximus, P. mirus, P. paulus, P. porkuniensis, P. primus, P. prolificus, P. rugosus, P. schmidti, P. septosus, P. tersus

Entered

by S. Holland on 2006-09-20; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1961	Paleofavosites prayi Flower p. 74 figs. pl. 35, figs 1, 3-8

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
subclass	Tabulata	Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
order	Favositida	Wedekind 1937

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Favositina	Wedekind 1937
superfamily	Favositoidea	(Dana 1846)
family	Favositidae	Dana 1846
genus	Paleofavosites	Twenhofel 1914
species	prayi

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.

†Paleofavosites prayi Flower 1961

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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

Age range: base of the Maysvillian to the top of the Richmondian or 450.20000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian	450.2 - 449.6	USA (Texas)	Paleofavosites prayi (type locality: 80617)
Richmondian	449.6 - 445.5	USA (Wyoming)	Paleofavosites prayi (65235)
Richmondian	449.6 - 445.5	USA (New Mexico)	Paleofavosites prayi (80620)