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Favites oligocenica

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4943871https://www.gbif.org/species/4943871
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)119628https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=119628
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites : Favites oligocenica
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites : Favites oligocenica
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusFavitesLink 1807
speciesFavites oligocenicaChevalier 1955
Generic NameFavites
Scientific NameFavites oligocenica Chevalier, 1955
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Favites oligocenicaspeciesbelongs to Favitesstated with evidenceChevalier, 1955
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance28.1 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Faviina)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Faviina)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Faviina)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. Schuster. 2002. Oligocene scleractinian corals from Doutsiko (Mesohellenic Basin, northwestern Greece). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 239:83-127

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1955Favites oligocenica Chevalier

References

Schuster F. (2002) Oligocene scleractinian corals from Doutsiko (Mesohellenic Basin, northwestern Greece), Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 239, 83-127
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!
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