Order

Favositida Wedekind, 1937

Order FAVOSITIDA

Taxon overview

Order FAVOSITIDA, Middle Ordovician - Upper Permian. Corallites of different shapes are closely packed to each other and have mural or corner pores. Septal spines, ridgers or squamulae are present.

Selection of related publications

Vinn, O., Wilson, M. A., Isakar, M., Toom, U. 2024. Two high Value Geoheritage Sites on Sõrve Peninsula (Saaremaa Island, Estonia): A Window to the Unique Late Silurian Fauna. Geoheritage 16, 2, 53-68. DOI:10.1007/s12371-024-00957-7

Vinn, O., Wilson, M. A., Holmer, L. E., Ernst, A., Tinn, O., Toom, U. 2022. Diverse endobiotic symbiont fauna from the late Katian (Late Ordovician) of Estonia. Palaeontologia Electronica 25, 3, 1-13. DOI:10.26879/1232

Vinn, O., Liang, K., Toom, U. 2017. Endobiotic rugose coral symbionts in Silurian tabulate corals from Estonia (Baltica). Palaios 32, 3, 158-165. DOI:10.2110/palo.2016.084

Kershaw, S., Mõtus, M.-A. 2016. Palaeoecology of Corals and Stromatoporoids in an Upper Silurian Biostrome in Estonia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61, 1, 33-50. DOI:10.4202/app.00094.2014

Vinn, O., Mõtus, M. 2012. Diverse early endobiotic coral symbiont assemblage from the Katian (Late Ordovician) of Baltica. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 321-322, 137-141. DOI:10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.01.028

Mõtus, M.-A., Vinn, O. 2009. The worm endosymbionts in tabulate corals from the Silurian of Podolia, Ukraine. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 58, 3, 185-192. DOI:10.3176/earth.2009.3.03

Mõtus, M.-A., Hints, O. (eds) 2007. 10th International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria and Porifera. Excursion B2: Lower Paleozoic geology and corals of Estonia. Excursion Guidebook. pp. 1-64. Institute of Geology at Tallinn University of Technology.

Mõtus, M.-A., Grytsenko, V. 2007. Morphological variation of the tabulate coral Paleofavosites cf. collatatus Klaamann, 1961 from the Silurian of the Bagovichka River localities, Podolia (Ukraine). Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 56, 3, 143-156.

Mõtus, M.-A. 2004. Tabulate corals from the Lower Silurian of Jämtland (Sweden). GFF 126, 4, 339-352. DOI:10.1080/11035890401264339

Mõtus, M.-A. 2001. Environment related morphological variation in Early Silurian tabulate corals from the Baltic area. Bulletin of the Tohoku University Museum 1, 62-69.

Neuman, B. E. E., Kershaw, S. 1991. VI International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria including Archaeocyatha and Porifera. Pre-Symposium excursion A1 Gotland/Sweden. pp. 1-111. University of Bergen.

Klaamann, E. R. 1986. The tabulate communities and biozones of the East Baltic Silurian. Theory and practice of ecostratigraphy, pp. 80-98. Valgus.

Sokolov, B. S., Tesakov, J. I. 1984. Populâcionnyj, biocenotičeskij i biostratigrafičeskij analiz tabulât. Podol'skaâ model'. pp. 1-140. Nauka.

Klaamann, E. 1983. The Tabulate corals of Jaani and Jaagarahu Stages (Wenlockian, Estonia) and their Biozones. Lower Paleozoic paleontology of Baltics and Podolia, pp. 3-40. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituut.

Klaamann, E. 1982. Tabulate communities (Late Wenlock and Ludlow, Gotland). Communities and biozones in the Baltic Silurian Communities and biozones in the Baltic Silurian, pp. 35-50. Valgus.

Hill, D. 1981. Rugosa and Tabulata. Volume 1. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part F. Coelenterata. Supplement 1, pp. F1-F378. he Geological Society of America and The University of Kansas.

Klaamann, E. 1979. Tabulate and heliolitid corals. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning 73, 3, 81-85.

Klaamann, E. 1979. The morphology and geological age of Halysites catenularius (Linnaeus). Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Геология 28, 4, 140-144. DOI:10.3176/geol.1979.4.03

Stel, J. H. 1978. Environment and quantitative morphology of some Silurian tabulates from Gotland. Scripta Geologica 47, 1-75.

Mironova, N. V. 1978. Nekotorye pržidol'skie tabulâty Central'nogo Altaâ. Transactions of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics 405, 104-117. Nauka.

Stel, J. H., de Coo, J. C. M. 1977. The Silurian Upper Burgsvik and Lower Hamra-Sundre Beds, Gotland. Scripta Geologica 44, 1-43.

Klaamann, E. 1975. Zur Taxonomie einiger mittelordovizischer Tabulatenarten Norwegens, Schwedens und Estlands. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Keemia, Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Химия. Геология 24, 3, 219-226. DOI:10.3176/chem.geol.1975.3.07

Stasinska, A. 1974. Silurian tabulata from north-east Poland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 19, 4, 501-517.

Brood, K. 1974. Bryozoa from the Ludlovian of Bjärsjölagard in Skane. GFF 96, 4, 381-388. DOI:10.1080/11035897409454291

Leleshus, V. L. 1972. Silurian tabulate corals of Tajikistan. pp. 1-85. Donish.

Klaamann, E. R. 1971. Tabulate corals of upper coral limestone in Norway. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Keemia, Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Химия. Геология 20, 4, 356-363. DOI:10.3176/chem.geol.1971.4.12

Klaamann, E. 1971. Über einige Korallen aus der Bohrung von File Haidar (Gotland, Schweden). Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Геология 20, 1, 73-77. DOI:10.3176/chem.geol.1971.1.12

Stasinska, A. 1970. Some Upper Silurian tabulata from Lezyce-Belcz section (Holy Cross Mts.). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 15, 4, 507-514.

Stasinska, A. 1967. Tabulata from Norway, Sweden and from the erratic boulders of Poland. Palaeontologia Polonica 18, 1-112.

Klaamann, E. R. 1966. On the systematic position of Favosites coreaniformis Sokolov. Proc. of the Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR. Ser. Biol. XV, 3, 452-458.

Klaamann, E. R. 1966. The incommunicate tabulata of Estonia. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused 1-97. Eesti NSV TA Geoloogia Instituut.

Klaamann, E. R. 1964. Late Ordovician and Early Silurian Favositida of Estonia. pp. 1-119.

Klaamann, E. R. 1962. Distribution of tabulata in the Ordovician and Silurian of Estonia (with a description of some new species). ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused X, 149-169.

Klaamann, E. R. 1962. Upper Silurian Tabulata of Estonia. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused IX, 25-70.

Klaamann, E. R. 1961. The Wenlockian tabulata and heliolitida of Estonia. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused VI, 69-112.

Klaamann, E. R. 1959. On the tabulate fauna of the Juuru and Tamsalu stages. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised, Tehniliste ja Füüsikalis-matemaatiliste teaduste seeria / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Серия технических и физико-математических наук VIII, 4, 256-270. DOI:10.3176/tech.phys.math.1959.4.04

Sokolov, B. S. 1955. Tabulâty paleozoâ Evropejskoj časti SSSR. Vvedenie. Obŝie voprosy sistematiki i istorii razvitiâ tabulât (s harakteristikoj morfologičeski blizkih grupp). Trudy Vsesoûznogo Naučno-Issledovatel'skogo Geologo-Razvedočnogo Instituta (VNIGRI) 85, 1-328. Gostoptehizdat.

Sokolov, B. S. 1952. Tabulâty paleozoâ Evropejskoj časti SSSR. Čast' III. Silur Pribaltiki (Favozitidy venlokskogo i ludlovskogo ârusov). Trudy Vsesoûznogo Naučno-Issledovatel'skogo Geologo-Razvedočnogo Instituta (VNIGRI) 58, 1-85. Gostoptehizdat.

Sokolov, B. S. 1951. Tabulâty paleozoâ Evropejskoj časti SSSR. Čast' II. Silur Pribaltiki (Favozitidy llandoverskogo ârusa). Trudy Vsesoûznogo Naučno-Issledovatel'skogo Geologo-Razvedočnogo Instituta (VNIGRI) 53, 1-124. Gostoptehizdat.

Sokolov, B. S. 1951. Tabulâty paleozoâ Evropejskoj časti SSSR. Čast' I. Ordovik Zapadnogo Urala i Pribaltiki. Trudy Vsesoûznogo Naučno-Issledovatel'skogo Geologo-Razvedočnogo Instituta (VNIGRI) 48, 1-132. Gostoptehizdat.

Eichwald, E. 1860. Lethaea Rossica ou Paléontologie de la Russie. Premier volume. Ancienne Période en deux sections. pp. XIX+1–1657. E. Schweizerbart. DOI:10.5962/bhl.title.52391

List of species

1. Alveolites suborbicularis Lamarck, 1801 | Ludfordian

2. Cladopora perrara Klaamann, 1964 | Jaagarahu Stage

3. Coenites hennigi Brood, 1970 | Ludlow

4. Coenites juniperinus Eichwald, 1829 | Adavere Stage→Rootsiküla Stage

5. Coenites labrosus Milne-Edwards et Haime, 1851

6. Coenites linnaei Eichwald, 1860 | upper Silurian

7. Coenites vaigachensis (Smirnova, 1970)

8. Favosites abnormis Poulsen, 1941 | Adavere Stage

9. Favosites adaverensis Sokolov, 1951 | Adavere Stage

10. Favosites antiquus Sokolov, 1951 | Juuru Stage

11. Favosites caelestis Klaamann, 1962 | Rootsiküla Stage

12. Favosites desolatus Klaamann, 1961 | Jaani Stage

13. Favosites effusus Klaamann, 1962 | Kaugatuma Stage→Ohesaare Stage

14. Favosites eichwaldi Sokolov, 1955 | Kaugatuma Stage→Ohesaare Stage

15. Favosites exilis Sokolov, 1952 | Jaani Stage

16. Favosites fallax Sokolov, 1951 | Adavere Stage

17. Favosites favosiformis Sokolov, 1951 | Adavere Stage

18. Favosites favosus (Goldfuss, 1826) | Raikküla Stage→Jaani Stage

19. Favosites forbesi Milne-Edwards et Haime, 1851 | Raikküla Stage→Ohesaare Stage

20. Favosites gothlandicus Lamarck, 1816 | Raikküla Stage→Rootsiküla Stage

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Cnidaria
Subphylum	Anthozoa
Subclass	Tabulata
Superorder	Heliolitoidea
Order	Auloporida
	Favositida
Suborder	Alveolitina
	Favositina
Order	Halysitida
	Sarcinulida
	Tetradiida