choanite

Meaning

Noun

  • A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites (genus), thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.
  • Any of genus Choanites (genus) Mantell, 1822 sensu Laubenfels, 1936, accepted as Suberites (genus) Nardo, 1833, certain demosponges.

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek χοάνη ("funnel").

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