choanite

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Synonyms: choanate, chanate, choate, coalite, cognite, thranite, cyanite, conite, chanute, choanae, cubanite, chante

Antonyms: choanate, chanate, choate, coalite, cognite, thranite, cyanite, conite, chanute, choanae, cubanite, chante

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Noun

1. A [[spongiform]] fossil of the historical<!--obsolete? now Suberites?--> genus {{taxlink|Choanites|genus}}, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.
2. Any member of the genus {{taxlink|Choanites|genus}} Mantell, 1822 ''sensu'' Laubenfels, 1936, accepted as {{taxfmt|Suberites|genus}} Nardo, 1833, certain [[demosponge]]s.

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