choanite
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”).
Noun edit
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 edit
References edit
- 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
Suberites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Choanites at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Choanites at World Register of Marine Species
