†order Favositida Wedekind 1937 (tabulate coral)
Parent taxon: Tabulata according to W. Kiessling 2003
Sister taxa: Acaciaporella, Acdalina, Auloporida, Columnopora, Cornwallatia, Esthonia, Fainella, Flindersipora, Halysitida, Heliolitida, Hemiplasmopora, Jiangshanolites, Khangailites, Kimilites, Kitakamilia, Lichenariida, Ligulodictyum, Mirandellidae, Moorowipora, Navoites, Nitkovicepora, Pachypseudoplasmopora, Plasmadictyon, Procatenipora, Pseudoflecteria, Pseudotetradium, Rhacopora, Sarcinulida, Shanxipora, Spirapora, Sytovaelites, Tectamichelina, Tetradiida, Tetraporella, Turnacipora, Victorilites, Visbylites, Volnovakhipora, Yaoxianopora
Subtaxa: Alveolitina, Dendropora, Favositidae, Favositina
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic