The suborder FAVOSITINA Middle-Ordovician - Upper-Permian is abundant. Corals are commonly massive spherical or hemispherical or branching, prismatic corallites are communicated by mural or corner pores (Fig. 2). Favositids are common in most localities of East-Estonia.
Suborder
Favositina Wedekind, 1937
Suborder FAVOSITINA
Taxon overview
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.
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. 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.
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.
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. 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. 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.
List of species
1. Cladopora perrara Klaamann, 1964 | Jaagarahu Stage
2. Favosites abnormis Poulsen, 1941 | Adavere Stage
3. Favosites adaverensis Sokolov, 1951 | Adavere Stage
4. Favosites antiquus Sokolov, 1951 | Juuru Stage
5. Favosites caelestis Klaamann, 1962 | Rootsiküla Stage
6. Favosites desolatus Klaamann, 1961 | Jaani Stage
9. Favosites exilis Sokolov, 1952 | Jaani Stage
10. Favosites fallax Sokolov, 1951 | Adavere Stage
11. Favosites favosiformis Sokolov, 1951 | Adavere Stage
16. Favosites humilis Sokolov, 1952 | Ohesaare Stage
18. Favosites jaaniensis Sokolov, 1952 | Jaani Stage
19. Favosites kalevi Klaamann, 1962 | Adavere Stage
20. Favosites kogulaensis Sokolov, 1952 | Paadla Stage
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Classification
| Organism group | Biota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum | Anthozoa |
| Subclass | Tabulata |
| Order | Favositida |
| Suborder | Alveolitina |
| Favositina | |
| Family | Cleistoporidae |
| Favositidae | |
| Multisoleniidae | |
| Pachyporidae | |
| Parastriatoporidae | |
| Pseudofavositidae | |
| Syringolitidae | |
| Thamnoporidae |
See also