Favosites favosus? identification

[JasonS309]

Found this from washed out sand bank in the Muskegon river.

 

Appears to be a Favosites favosus,  but I am unable to find any photos of these details on any published photos.

It looks like individual details on cell structures have survived but find this a little unbelievable but they appear as described in texts…

 

It also looks like the mural pores are still present in many of the intact freestanding cell walls.

It looks like radial structures still present in tabula floors,  and what appears to be the base structures of individual tentacles around the septums of cells.

19+ full perforations throughout head and so many free standing cell walls I cannot count them. 

Has anyone got comparable images, or can anyone verify structures shown as true to form - or simply random mineralized replacement?

Those pores are pretty consistent, perfectly round, and appear to exactly match textual descriptions. 
But in a year of searching i have yet to locate any other images showing these details.

 

Can anyone confirm or provide someone or someplace I can contact ?

 

Thanks

 

[Ludwigia]

Yes, I would venture to say that this is indeed a piece of a Favosites favosus coral. Sorry I can't provide any photos like you're asking for. Pity that your macros are not very sharp.

[TqB]

That's a well preserved specimen.

The numerous septal spines are normal for Favosites, as of course are the mural pores of which there plenty of internet images including good photos. (They're sparse in my specimen, probably mostly silica obscured.)

The apparent radial structures on the tabulae are interesting - I don't recall reading anything about them but mine also seems to show some, mid left.

Favosites ?goldfussi. (M. Devonian, Devonshire, England). 

 

 

[FossilDAWG]

I'm curious, why do you say Favosites favosus as opposed to any of the many dozens of other described species of Favosites?  Do you have an idea what the source formation or age might be?  There are quite a few species known from both the Silurian and Devonian in Michigan.  Your coral appears to be a bit coarsely recrystalized and silicified, so some of the structures you noted may be due to that rather than being the original organic structure.

 

Don