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Mesofavosites imbellis

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Mesofavosites imbellis was named by Klaamann (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Mesofavosites imbellis Klaamann

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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
speciesimbellisKlaamann 1961

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 imbellis Klaamann 1961
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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 Jaani to the top of the Pridoli or 433.60000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Hiiumaa) Mesofavosites imbellis (160536)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Saare) Mesofavosites imbellis (175057)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Poland Mesofavosites imbellis (23040)