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Mesofavosites fleximurinus

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Mesofavosites fleximurinus was named by Sokolov (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Mesofavosites fleximurinus Sokolov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyFavositidaeDana 1846
subfamilyPaleofavositinaeSokolov 1981
genusMesofavositesSokolov 1951
speciesfleximurinusSokolov 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.

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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 Juuru to the top of the Raikkula or 443.40000 to 436.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia (Hiiu) Mesofavosites fleximurinus (174178 175056)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia Mesofavosites fleximurinus (77386 77388 77389 174946 174947)
Raikkula443.4 - 436.0Estonia Mesofavosites fleximurinus (175039 175070 175078)
Raikkula443.4 - 436.0Estonia (Hiiu) Mesofavosites fleximurinus (174963)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Mesofavosites fleximurinus (78710)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Mesofavosites fleximurinus (79481 79509 79567 79571)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Russian Federation (Tuva) Mesofavosites fleximurinus (78713)