''Favosites'' is an extinct genus of tabulate coral characterized by polygonal closely packed

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s (giving it the common name "honeycomb coral"). The walls between corallites are pierced by pores known as mural pores which allowed transfer of nutrients between polyps. ''Favosites'', like many corals, thrived in warm sunlit seas, feeding by filtering microscopic plankton with their stinging tentacles and often forming part of reef complexes. The genus had a worldwide distribution from the Late Ordovician to

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Distribution

''Favosites'' had a vast distribution, and its fossils can be found on every continent (except

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Species

The following species of ''Favosites'' have been described:''Favosites''
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.org * ''F. abnormis'' * ''F. adaverensis'' * ''F. afghanicus'' * ''F. antiquus'' * ''F. bowerbanki'' * ''F. burkhanensis'' * ''F. desolatus'' * ''F. exilis'' * ''F. fallax'' * ''F. favosiformis'' * ''F. favosus'' * ''F. fusiforme'' * ''F. goldfussi'' (Lecompte, 1939), from the Emsian, Eifelian and Givetian of the Holy Cross Mountains, is known to be parasitized by '' Chaetosalpinx''. * ''F. gothlandicus'' * ''F. hisingeri'' * ''F. ingens'' * ''F. intricatus'' * ''F. issensis'' * ''F. jaaniensis'' * ''F. kalevi'' * ''F. lichenarioides'' * ''F. mirandus'' * ''F. multicarinatus'' * ''F. oculiporoides'' * ''F. permica'' * ''F. petropolitana'' * ''F. praemaximus'' * ''F. privatus'' * ''F. serratus'' * ''F. sphaericus'' (Počta, 1902) from the lower Blue Fiord and Disappointment Bay formations of

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Canada. * ''F. subfavosus'' * ''F. subforbesi''

Gallery

File:FavositesThinSection.jpg, Sagittal cross-section of ''Favosites'', showing communication pores between the corallites.
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References

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