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Mesofavosites similis

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Mesofavosites similis was named by Sokolov (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Mesofavosites similis 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
speciessimilisSokolov 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.

Mesofavosites similis 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: Juuru or 443.40000 to 439.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia Mesofavosites similis (77388 174099 174946 174947)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia (Hiiu) Mesofavosites similis (174178)
Raikkula443.4 - 436.0Estonia Mesofavosites similis (172928)