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Mesofavosites obliquus ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Mesofavosites : Mesofavosites obliquus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Favositidae : Mesofavosites : Mesofavosites obliquus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Mesofavosites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Mesofavosites obliquus Sokolov, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 427 - 423 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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Mesofavosites obliquus obliquus subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesofavosites obliquus secundus subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Favosites obliquus (Sokolov, 1951) | GBIF | species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Mesofavosites : Favosites obliquus |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1951 | Mesofavosites obliquus 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!