choanite

From Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”).

choanite (plural choanites)

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

• choano-
• orthochoanitic

spongiform fossil

• choanite in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Choanites at Index to Organism Names

any of Choanites, syn. of Suberities

• Suberites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Choanites on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Choanites at World Register of Marine Species