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Palaeofavosites forbesiformis ✝
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Rank | species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Paleofavosites : Palaeofavosites forbesiformis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Favositidae : Paleofavosites : Palaeofavosites forbesiformis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Palaeofavosites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Palaeofavosites forbesiformis Sokolov, 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 439 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 428 - 426 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Klaamann. 1964. Late Ordovician and early Silurian Favositida of Estonia. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituut (501):1-117 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Palaeofavosites forbesiformis forbesiformis subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Palaeofavosites forbesiformis porosus ✝ subspecies | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1951 | Palaeofavosites forbesiformis Sokolov |
References
Klaamann E. (1964) Late Ordovician and early Silurian Favositida of Estonia, Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituut 501, 1-117 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!