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Favosites

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Favosites was named by Lamarck (1816). Its type is Favosites gothlandicus.

It was assigned to Favositinae by Klaamann (1964) and Murray (1985); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
  • Favosites petropolitana was named by Pander (1830). It is not extant.

    It was considered a nomen vanum by Pander (1830).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Favosites Lamarck
1830Favosites petropolitana Pander
1964Favosites Klaamann
1985Favosites Murray p. 33
2002Favosites Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyFavositinaeDana 1846
genusFavositesLamarck 1816

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. †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]
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 Longvillian to the top of the Wordian or 457.20000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (1214 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) F. sp. (25319 25320 25321)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Georgia) F. sp. (32779 32783 32787 32791 32798 32808 32813 32815 32817 32823 32824 32825 32826 32832 32872 32873 32874 32875 32879)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Canada (Nunavut) F. niagarensis, F. favosus (24215) F. sp. (101902)
Late/Upper Ordovician - Llandovery458.4 - 433.4USA (Alaska) F. sp. (100905)
Late/Upper Ordovician - Silurian458.4 - 419.2Canada (Northwest Territories) F. sp. (25488)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Walers) F. sp. (3304)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) F. sp. (192388)
Onnian453.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) F. fibrilla (43727 43729)
Eastonian - Onnian452.7 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) F. sp. (2686)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) F. prolificus (65239)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Givetian - Frasnian380.2 - 372.2Germany F. sp. (60175)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Georgia) F. turbinatus (164684)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Kentucky) F. divergens (59889)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (England) F. sp. (5972)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Indonesia F. sp., F. relicta (39616)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Alaska) F. sp. (112205)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Western Australia) F. sp. (144695 144696)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28Indonesia F. permica (39608)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran F. sp. (118128)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy F. placentopsis, F. decipiens (233340)