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Mesofavosites obliquus

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Mesofavosites obliquus was named by Sokolov (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Mesofavosites obliquus 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
speciesobliquusSokolov 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 obliquus 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 Telychian to the top of the Ludlow or 438.50000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Mesofavosites obliquus (79512 79513)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Mesofavosites obliquus (78710)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Lääne) Mesofavosites obliquus (174970 175021 175071)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia Mesofavosites obliquus (175037 195607)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Mesofavosites obliquus (79395)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Russian Federation (Tuva) Mesofavosites obliquus (78713)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Mongolia Mesofavosites obliquus (41061)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Xinjiang) Mesofavosites obliquus (27769 27795)