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Mesofavosites alveolitoides

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Mesofavosites alveolitoides was named by Sokolov (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Mesofavosites alveolitoides 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
speciesalveolitoidesSokolov 1952

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 Adavere to the top of the Ludlow or 439.00000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Saare ) Mesofavosites alveolitoides (174948)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Lääne) Mesofavosites alveolitoides (175021 175071)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia Mesofavosites alveolitoides (174999)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Saare) Mesofavosites alveolitoides (174958)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Ukraine Mesofavosites alveolitoides (23376 23468 23478)