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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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Paleofavosites prayi Flower p. 74 figs. pl. 35, figs 1, 3-8

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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
genusPaleofavositesTwenhofel 1914
speciesprayi

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Paleofavosites prayi Flower 1961
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Diagnosis
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