蜂巢珊瑚
化石时期: 晚奥陶纪–晚二叠纪
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动物界 Animalia
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门: |
刺胞动物门 Cnidaria
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纲: |
珊瑚纲 Anthozoa
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亚纲: |
横板珊瑚亚纲 Tabulata
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目: |
蜂巢珊瑚目 Favositida
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科: |
蜂巢珊瑚科 Favositidae
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属: |
蜂巢珊瑚属 Favosites
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模式种 |
Favosites gothlandicus
Lamarck, 1816 |
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见内文
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蜂巢珊瑚(学名:Favosites)是一属已灭绝的珊瑚,生存于奥陶纪至二叠纪的浅海中。1
特征
蜂巢珊瑚的矢状剖面,显示了珊瑚单体之间的沟通孔隙。
(印第安纳州南部的上奥陶统)
蜂巢珊瑚的呈扁平的半球状。单体为多边形至微圆形,大小不一,互相紧密连接使群体呈蜂窝状,因而得名。萼是凹陷的,有不到12个短小且等长的隔膜。壁很薄,四个或更少的气孔呈纵向排列,在壁上留下孔眼。横板数目众多,皆为扁平状。1
物种2
- Favosites abnormis
- Favosites adaverensis
- Favosites afghanicus
- Favosites antiquus
- Favosites bowerbanki
- Favosites burkhanensis
- Favosites desolatus
- Favosites exilis
- Favosites fallax
- Favosites favosiformis
- Favosites favosus
- Favosites fusiforme
- Favosites goldfussi
- Favosites gothlandicus
- Favosites hisingeri
- Favosites ingens
- Favosites intricatus
- Favosites issensis
- Favosites jaaniensis
- Favosites kalevi
- Favosites lichenarioides
- Favosites mirandus
- Favosites multicarinatus
- Favosites oculiporoides
- Favosites permica
- Favosites petropolitana
- Favosites praemaximus
- Favosites privatus
- Favosites serratus
- Favosites subfavosus
- Favosites subforbesi
参考文献
- ^ 1.0 1.1 Walker, Cyril; Ward, David. Fossils. Smithsonian Handbooks revised, illustrated. Dorling Kindersley. 2002: 51. ISBN 0789489848.
- ^ Favosites at Fossilworks.org
外部链接
- Favosites in the Paleobiology Database