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Favositoidea

Anthozoa - Favositida

Taxonomy
Favositicae was named by Dana (1846).

It was corrected as Favositoidea by Niko and Badpa (2021).

It was assigned to Favositina by Hill (1981) and Niko and Badpa (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Favositicae Dana
1981Favositicae Hill
2021Favositoidea Niko and Badpa p. 42

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

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.

Superfm. †Favositoidea Dana 1846
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Fm. †Agetolitidae Kim 1962
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G. †Agetolitella Kim 1962
G. †Agetolites Sokolov 1955
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†Agetolites budgei Pandolfi 1985
†Agetolites maxima Lin and Chow 1977
†Agetolites waicunensis Lin and Chow 1977
G. †Hemiagetolites Leleshus 1963
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†Hemiagetolites longiseptatus Wang et al. 2020
†Hemiagetolites palaeofavositoides Lin and Chow 1977
G. †Somphopora Lindström 1883
Fm. †Cleistoporidae Easton 1944
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G. †Araeopora Etheridge and Nicholson 1879
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†Araeopora ramosa Waagen and Wentzel 1886
†Araeopora tuberosa Waagen and Wentzel 1886
G. †Araiostrotion Guo 1965
G. †Cleistopora Nicholson 1888
G. †Donetzites Dampel 1940
G. †Ligulodictyum Plusquellec 1973
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†Ligulodictyum paraligulatum Plusquellec 1973
G. †Maurenia Le Maître 1957
G. †Riphaeolites Yanet 1955
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†Riphaeolites magnus Sharkova 1981
†Riphaeolites zogtensis Sharkova 1981
G. †Squameophyllum Smyth 1933
G. †Stratophyllum Smyth 1933
G. †Yavorskia Fomichev 1931
Fm. †Favositidae Dana 1846
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Subfm. †Emmonsiinae Lecompte 1952
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G. †Bractea Oliver 1975
G. †Dendrofavosites Rukhin 1937
G. †Emmonsia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
G. †Emmonsiella Kim 1971
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†Emmonsiella glabra Kim 1971
†Emmonsiella ornata Kim 1971
G. †Hamarilopora Le Maître 1956
G. †Lecfedites Oliver 1975
G. †Mariusilites Mironova 1974
G. †Squameofavosites Chernyshev 1941
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G. †Sutherlandia Cocke and Bowsher 1968
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†Sutherlandia jamalensis Niko et al. 2023
†Sutherlandia khachikensis Niko and Badpa 2021
G. †Xenoemmonsia Leleshus 1971
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†Xenoemmonsia crassima Leleshus 1971
Subfm. †Favositinae Dana 1846
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G. †Astrocerium Hall 1851
G. †Beiliupora Yü and Deng 1974
G. †Crenulipora Le Maître 1956
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†Crenulipora difformis Le Maître 1956
G. †Dictyofavosites Chernyshev 1951
G. †Favosites Lamarck 1816
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Subg. †Favosites (Osculius) de Gregorio 1930
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†Favosites (Osculius) decipiens de Gregorio 1930
†Favosites abnormis Poulsen 1941
†Favosites adaverensis Sokolov 1951
†Favosites afghanicus Karapetov et al. 1975
†Favosites antiquus Sokolov 1951
†Favosites argus Hall 1876
†Favosites basalticus Goldfuss 1826
†Favosites bowerbanki Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
†Favosites burkhanensis Sharkova 1981
†Favosites canadensis Billings 1858
†Favosites cervicornis de Blainville 1830
†Favosites clausus Rominger 1876
†Favosites convexus Davis 1887
†Favosites desolatus Klaamann 1961
†Favosites exilis Sokolov 1952
†Favosites fallax Sokolov 1951
†Favosites favosiformis Sokolov 1951
†Favosites favosus Goldfuss 1826
†Favosites goldfussi Lecompte 1939
†Favosites gothlandicus Lamarck 1816
†Favosites hemispherica Troost 1840
†Favosites hisingeri Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
†Favosites ingens Klaamann 1962
†Favosites intricatus Pocta 1902
†Favosites issensis Yanet 1971
†Favosites jaaniensis Sokolov 1952
†Favosites kalevi Klaamann 1962
†Favosites lichenarioides Sokolov 1952
†Favosites limitaris Rominger 1876
†Favosites mirandus Sokolov 1952
†Favosites multicarinatus Sokolov 1952
†Favosites nitella Winchell 1866
†Favosites oculiporoides Sokolov 1952
†Favosites permica Gerth 1922
†Favosites placentopsis de Gregorio 1930
†Favosites polymorpha Goldfuss 1826
†Favosites praemaximus Sokolov 1951
†Favosites privatus Sokolov 1951
†Favosites radiciformis Rominger 1876
†Favosites serratus Sokolov 1952
†Favosites subfavosus Klaamann 1962
†Favosites subforbesi Sokolov 1952
†Favosites turbinata Billings 1859
Invalid names: Favosites petropolitana Pander 1830 [nomen vanum]
G. †Hattonia Jones 1927
G. †Issolites Yanet 1977
G. †Klaamannipora Mironova 1974
G. †Lamellaeoporella Smirnova 1968
G. †Ozopora Weissermel 1941
G. †Rudakites Leleshus 1964
G. †Salairia Chernyshev 1951
G. †Sapporipora Ozaki 1934
G. †Squameopora Preobrazhenskiy 1967
G. †Striatoporella Rukhin 1938
G. †Gephuropora Etheridge 1920
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†Gephuropora infera Volkova et al. 1978
†Gephuropora parvula Mironova 1971
†Gephuropora sibirica Mironova 1971
†Gephuropora varia Volkova et al. 1978
Subfm. †Pachyfavositinae Mironova 1965
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G. †Mesolites Mironova 1969
G. †Pachyfavosites Sokolov 1952
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†Pachyfavosites polonicus Nowinski 1992
G. †Plicatomurus Chang 1959
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†Plicatomurus giganteus Sharkova 1981
G. †Paleofavosites Twenhofel 1914
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†Palaeofavosites aaloei Klaamann 1959
†Palaeofavosites abstrusus Klaamann 1961
†Palaeofavosites alveolaris Goldfuss 1829
†Palaeofavosites arcticus Poulsen 1941
†Palaeofavosites aspera Dorbigny 1850
†Palaeofavosites balticus Rukhin 1937
†Palaeofavosites borealis Tchernychev 1937
†Palaeofavosites collatatus Klaamann 1961
†Palaeofavosites dagoensis Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites estonus Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites felix Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites globosus Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites gramineus Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites hirtus Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites hystrix Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites ignotus Klaamann 1959
†Palaeofavosites juuru Klaamann 1959
†Palaeofavosites legibilis Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites luhai Sokolov 1952
†Palaeofavosites luxuriosus Klaamann 1962
†Palaeofavosites mirus Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites mullochensis Nicholson and Etheridge 1878
†Palaeofavosites mysticus Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites oelaensis Klaamann 1959
†Palaeofavosites optatus Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites parilis Klaamann 1961
†Palaeofavosites pauculus Klaamann 1961
†Palaeofavosites paulus Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites porosus Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites primus Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites rudis Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites rugosus Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites schmidti Sokolov 1951
†Palaeofavosites septosus Sokolov 1952
†Palaeofavosites tenuis Sokolov 1952
†Palaeofavosites tersus Klaamann 1961
†Palaeofavosites vetustus Klaamann 1961
†Palaeofavosites vexatus Sokolov 1951
†Paleofavosites barunurticus Sharkova 1981
†Paleofavosites capax Billings 1866
†Paleofavosites kuellmeri Flower 1961
†Paleofavosites okulitchi Stearn 1956
†Paleofavosites poulseni Teichert 1937
†Paleofavosites prayi Flower 1961
†Paleofavosites sparsus Flower 1961
†Paleofavosites transiens Stearn 1956
Invalid names: Calamopora Goldfuss 1829 [synonym]
Subfm. †Paleofavositinae Sokolov 1981
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G. †Mesofavosites Sokolov 1951
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†Mesofavosites bonus Sokolov 1952
†Mesofavosites dualis Sokolov 1951
†Mesofavosites fortis Klaamann 1964
†Mesofavosites imbellis Klaamann 1961
†Mesofavosites inferior Sokolov 1951
†Mesofavosites kiltsiensis Klaamann 1959
†Mesofavosites major Sokolov 1952
†Mesofavosites multiporus Sokolov 1951
†Mesofavosites obliquus Sokolov 1951
†Mesofavosites pulchrum Volkova et al. 1978
†Mesofavosites secundus Klaamann 1961
†Mesofavosites silicificatus Klaamann 1959
†Mesofavosites similis Sokolov 1951
†Mesofavosites validus Klaamann 1964
G. †Saffordophyllum Bassler 1950
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†Saffordophyllum grande Sokolov 1951
G. †Squamites Leleshus 1971
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†Squamites modicus Leleshus 1971
†Squamites nodosus Leleshus 1971
†Squamites regalis Leleshus 1971
Invalid names: Palaeofavositinae Sokolov 1955 [empty]
Fm. †Micheliniidae Waagen and Wentzel 1886
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Subfm. †Granulidictyinae Weyer 1970
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G. †Antholites Davis 1887
G. †Granulidictyum Schindewolf 1959
G. †Procteria Davis 1887
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Subg. †Procteria (Pachyprocteria) Hill 1981
Subfm. †Micheliniinae Waagen and Wentzel 1886
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G. †Beaumontia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
G. †Conopoterium Winchell 1865
G. †Cystodendropora Lin 1962
G. †Cystomichelinia Lin 1962
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†Cystomichelinia anhuiensis Chen and Qi 1982
†Cystomichelinia biknia Flügel 1964
†Cystomichelinia chaoxianensis Chen and Qi 1982
†Cystomichelinia crassitheca Wang and Zhao 1998
†Cystomichelinia euryformis Wu and Zhao 1982
†Cystomichelinia laibinensis Wang and Zhao 1998
†Cystomichelinia raretabulata Wu and Zhao 1982
†Cystomichelinia regularis Wu and Wang 1974
†Cystomichelinia simplex Chen and Qi 1982
†Cystomichelinia tonglingensis Chen and Qi 1982
†Cystomichelinia vesicata Chen and Qi 1982
G. †Dendrozoum Fuchs 1915
G. †Holacanthopora Le Maître 1954
G. †Julfamichelinia Niko and Badpa 2021
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†Julfamichelinia allata Tchudinova 1965
G. †Kerforneidictyum Lafuste and Plusquellec 1976
G. †Michelinia de Koninck 1841
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†Michelinia abichi Waagen and Wentzel 1886
†Michelinia escobari Wilson 1990
†Michelinia indica Waagen and Wentzel 1886
†Michelinia medifixa Tchudinova 1965
†Michelinia meekana Girty 1910
†Michelinia miranda Tchudinova 1965
†Michelinia nana Tchudinova 1965
†Michelinia nelsoni Wilson 1982
†Michelinia parva Tchudinova 1965
†Michelinia placenta Waagen and Wentzel 1886
†Michelinia stylopora Eaton 1876
†Michelinia vaga Tchudinova 1965
†Michelinia vesiculosa Tchudinova 1965
G. †Petridictyum Schindewolf 1959
G. †Pleurodictyum Goldfuss 1829
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†Pleurodictyum subramosum Easton et al. 1958
G. †Tabellaephyllum Stumm 1948
G. †Michelinopora Yabe and Hayasaka 1915
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†Michelinopora globosa Tchudinova 1965
G. †Praemichelinia Lafuste and Plusquellec 1980
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†Praemichelinia lii Niko 2005
G. †Protomichelinia Yabe and Hayasaka 1915
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†Michelinia (Protomichelinia) wopfneri Oekentorp and Schröder 2001
†Protomichelinia brevispinosa Wu and Zhao 1982
†Protomichelinia camara Wu and Zhao 1982
†Protomichelinia crassabnormis Wu and Zhao 1982
†Protomichelinia gangiliigera Zhao and Cheng 1988
†Protomichelinia guangdeensis Chen and Qi 1982
†Protomichelinia guichiensis Chen and Qi 1982
†Protomichelinia hanshanensis Chen and Qi 1982
†Protomichelinia microstoma Yabe and Hayasaka 1915
†Protomichelinia multitabulata Yabe and Hayasaka 1915
†Protomichelinia wuguishanensis Wu and Zhao 1982
Fm. †Multisoleniidae Fritz 1950
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Subfm. †Antherolitinae Sokolov 1955
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G. †Antherolites Sokolov 1955
Subfm. †Multisoleniinae Fritz 1950
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G. †Mesosolenia Mironova 1960
G. †Multisolenia Fritz 1937
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†Multisolenia excelsa Klaamann 1961
†Multisolenia temperans Klaamann 1962
†Multisolenia tortuosa Fritz 1937
G. †Priscosolenia Sokolov 1962
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†Priscosolenia aliena Volkova et al. 1978
†Priscosolenia perarmata Klaamann 1962
†Priscosolenia prisca Sokolov 1951
G. †Sparsisolenia Stasinska 1967
Fm. †Palaeacidae Roemer 1883
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G. †Microcyathus Hinde 1896
G. †Palaeacis Haime 1857
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†Palaeacis carinata Girty 1910
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Invalid names: Palaeacis cuneata Snider 1915 [synonym]
†Palaeacis cuneiformis Haime 1857
†Palaeacis regularis Gerth 1922
†Palaeacis tubifer Gerth 1922
G. †Smythina Weyer 1970
Fm. †Pseudofavositidae Sokolov 1950
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G. †Minatolites Leleshus 1994
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†Minatolites mutatus Leleshus 1994
G. †Pseudofavosites Gerth 1922
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†Pseudofavosites certus Tchudinova 1965
†Pseudofavosites exiguus Flügel 1972
†Pseudofavosites finitimus Tchudinova 1965
†Pseudofavosites fusiforme Flügel 1972
†Pseudofavosites laibinensis Wang and Zhao 1998
G. †Stylonites Gerth 1922
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†Stylonites porosa Gerth 1922
Fm. †Syringolitidae Waagen and Wentzel 1886
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G. †Actinopora Vinassa da Regny 1918
G. †Ohnopora Minato and Minoura 1977
G. †Parafavosites Orlov 1930
G. †Syringolites Hinde 1879
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†Syringolites kunthianus Lindström 1896
Fm. †Vaughaniidae Lecompte 1952
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G. †Vaughania Garwood 1913
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: base of the Shermanian to the top of the Julian or 457.30000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (2136 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8USA (Alaska) Palaeofavosites sp. (100893) Saffordophyllum sp. (100884 100891)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) Saffordophyllum sp. (2708)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) Agetolites sp. (8533)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Russian Federation Saffordophyllum sp. (78801)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Favosites sp. (25319 25320 25321)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Favositidae indet. (64477)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Favosites sp. (32779 32783 32787 32791 32798 32808 32813 32815 32817 32823 32824 32825 32826 32832 32872 32873 32874 32875 32879)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Alaska) Agetolites sp., Mesofavosites sp., Palaeofavosites sp. (100879 100880) Palaeofavosites sp. (100886 100890)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Canada (Northwest Territories) Palaeofavosites sp. (25751) Palaeofavosites spp. (25435 25506 25508) Parafavosites sp., Palaeofavosites sp. (25514)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8China (Qinghai) Agetolites aequabilis (68618) Agetolites sp. (68633)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Slovenia Michelinia indica (60192)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17China (Jiangxi) Michelinia sp. (109628)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Michelinia abichi (119614)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Araeopora ramosa (119608 119609 119610 119611 119613)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Azerbaijan Michelinia globosa (116761) Michelinia parva (110706) Michelinia parva, Michelinia nana (116765) Michelinia vaga (81395) Michelinia vaga, Michelinia parva (110698)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Armenia Michelinia globosa, Pseudofavosites finitimus, Michelinia nana (116760) Michelinia nana (116777) Michelinia vaga, Michelinia parva (113726)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Protomichelinia dafangensis (121179)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Xizang) Pseudofavosites aberrans (109664) Pseudofavosites irregularis (110539)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran Michelinia sp. (118285 118293) Michelinia vesiculosa (119051)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Calamopora spongites, Calamopora fibrosa (137429)