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Palaeofavosites paulus

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Palaeofavosites paulus was named by Sokolov (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Palaeofavosites paulus Sokolov

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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
genusPalaeofavositesTwenhofel 1914
speciespaulusSokolov 1951

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.

Palaeofavosites paulus Sokolov 1951
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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 Raikkula to the top of the Telychian or 440.80000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia Palaeofavosites paulus (174099 174162 174163 174169 174946 174947 174971 174981 175038 175069)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia (Jõgeva) Palaeofavosites paulus (197468)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia (Lääne-Viru County) Palaeofavosites paulus (174968 175022)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia (Lääne) Palaeofavosites paulus (174141 174969)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia (Rapla) Palaeofavosites paulus (175003 175044 175084)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia (Hiiu) Palaeofavosites paulus (174178)
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia Palaeofavosites paulus (172928)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Tartu) Palaeofavosites paulus (174987)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Guizhou) Palaeofavosites paulus (27790)