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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === spongiform fossil William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “choanite”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →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 === Anagrams === Noachite, ethanoic, inchoate, thiocane