choanite
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”).
Noun
choanite (plural choanites)
- A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.
- Any of genus Choanites Mantell, 1822 sensu Laubenfels, 1936, accepted as Suberites Nardo, 1833, certain demosponges.
Related terms
References
- spongiform fossil
- “choanite”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Choanites at Index to Organism Names
- any of Choanites, syn. of Suberities
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