Favia ✝
Description | Favia is a genus of reef-building stony corals in the family Mussidae. Members of the genus are massive or thickly encrusting colonial corals, either dome-shaped or flat, and a few are foliaceous. There is a great diversity of form even among individuals of the same species. The corallites project slightly above the surface of the coral and each has its own wall. In most species, the corallites are plocoid and in some, monocentric. The septa and costae linked to the corallite wall are well developed and covered by fine teeth. The polyps only extend and feed during the night. Each one has a small number of tapering tentacles which often have a darker coloured tip; these are called stinger tentacles, or sweeper tentacles. They use these to sweep the water to see if any other coral is in its area; if so, then they begin to sting the other coral. This is commonly known as coral war. Each coral is trying to make sure it has enough room around it so they can continue to grow and have more surface area for their offspring. The columella is parietal and spongy, and there are vesicles on both the endotheca and exotheca. Members of this genus are widespread in both the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Favia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Favia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Favia Milne Edwards, 1857 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 161 - 156 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Latomeandridae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | asexual (based on Latomeandridae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ellipsocoenia carpathica ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Ellipsocoenia conferta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Ellipsocoenia grandis ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Ellipsocoenia lobata ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
Ellipsocoenia lorioli ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Fissicella Dana, 1848 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Fissicella |
Thalamocoenia d'Orbigny, 1850 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Thalamocoenia |
Stegiastrea Meneghini, 1857 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Stegiastrea |
Ellipsocaenia d'Orbigny, 1851 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Ellipsocaenia |
Pseudaulina Alloiteau, 1953 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Pseudaulina |
Ellipsocoenia d'Orbigny, 1850 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Ellipsocoenia |
Clypeofavia Angelis d'Ossat, 1895 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Clypeofavia |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1850 | Ellipsocoenia d'Orbigny |
1972 | Ellipsocoenia Beauvais |
2002 | Ellipsocoenia Sepkoski, Jr. |