Favosites afghanicus Karapetov et al. 1975 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Full reference: S. S. Karapetov, V. L. Leleshus, and I. I. Sonin. 1975. Stratigrafiya i tabulyaty silura Afganistana [Stratigraphy and Tabulata of the Silurian in Afghanistan]. Byulleten Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytateley Prirody, Otdel geologicheskiy 50(4):95-106

Belongs to Favosites according to S. S. Karapetov et al. 1975

Sister taxa: Favosites (Osculius), Favosites abnormis, Favosites adaverensis, Favosites antiquus, Favosites argus, Favosites basalticus, Favosites bowerbanki, Favosites burkhanensis, Favosites canadensis, Favosites cervicornis, Favosites clausus, Favosites convexus, Favosites desolatus, Favosites exilis, Favosites fallax, Favosites favosiformis, Favosites favosus, Favosites goldfussi, Favosites gothlandicus, Favosites hemispherica, Favosites hisingeri, Favosites ingens, Favosites intricatus, Favosites issensis, Favosites jaaniensis, Favosites kalevi, Favosites lichenarioides, Favosites limitaris, Favosites mirandus, Favosites multicarinatus, Favosites nitella, Favosites oculiporoides, Favosites permica, Favosites petropolitana, Favosites placentopsis, Favosites polymorpha, Favosites praemaximus, Favosites privatus, Favosites radiciformis, Favosites serratus, Favosites subfavosus, Favosites subforbesi, Favosites turbinata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sare Pori, Devalak Formation, which is in a Llandovery shallow subtidal limestone/siliciclastic in the Devalak Formation of Afghanistan

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Silurian of Afghanistan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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