蜂巢珊瑚(學名:Favosites)是一屬已滅絕的珊瑚,生存於奧陶紀至二疊紀的淺海中。[1]
蜂巢珊瑚的群體呈扁平的半球狀。單體為多邊形至微圓形,大小不一,互相緊密連接使群體呈蜂窩狀,因而得名。萼是凹陷的,有不到12個短小且等長的隔膜。壁很薄,四個或更少的氣孔呈縱向排列,在壁上留下孔眼。橫板數目眾多,皆為扁平狀。[1]
本属包括以下物种:[2]
- Favosites abnormis Poulsen, 1941
- Favosites adaverensis Sokolov, 1951
- Favosites afghanicus Karapetov et al., 1975
- Favosites antiquus Sokolov, 1951
- Favosites argus Hall, 1876
- Favosites asper d'Orbigny, 1850
- Favosites bowerbanki Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851
- Favosites burkhanensis Sharkova, 1981
- Favosites desolatus Klaamann, 1961
- Favosites exilis Sokolov, 1952
- Favosites fallax Sokolov, 1951
- Favosites favosiformis Sokolov, 1951
- Favosites favosus Goldfuss, 1826
- 梭形蜂巢珊瑚 Favosites fusiforme Flügel, 1972
- Favosites goldfussi Lecompte, 1939
- Favosites gothlandicus Lamarck, 1816
- Favosites hisingeri Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851
- Favosites ingens Klaamann, 1962
- Favosites intricatus Pocta, 1902
- Favosites issensis Yanet, 1971
- Favosites jaaniensis Sokolov, 1952
- Favosites kalevi Klaamann, 1962
- Favosites laosensis (Mansuy, 1914)
- Favosites lichenarioides Sokolov, 1952
- Favosites mirandus Sokolov, 1952
- Favosites multicarinatus Sokolov, 1952
- Favosites oculiporoides Sokolov, 1952
- Favosites permica Gerth, 1921
- Favosites praemaximus Sokolov, 1951
- Favosites privatus Sokolov, 1951
- Favosites relicta Gerth, 1921
- Favosites serratus Sokolov, 1952
- Favosites subfavosus Klaamann, 1962
- Favosites subforbesi Sokolov, 1952