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Helioliticae

Anthozoa - Heliolitida

Taxonomy
Helioliticae was named by Lindström (1876).

It was assigned to Heliolitina by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Helioliticae Lindström
1981Helioliticae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeliolitinaFrech 1897
superfamilyHelioliticaeLindström 1876
superfamilyHelioliticaeLindström 1876

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. †Helioliticae Lindström 1876
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Fm. †Heliolitidae Lindström 1876
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G. †Dnestrites Bondarenko 1978
G. †Esthonia Sokolov 1955
G. †Heliolites Dana 1846
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Heliolites barrandei Penecke 1887
Heliolites occidentales Stauffer 1930
Heliolites porosus Goldfuss 1826
Heliolites waicunensis Lin and Chow 1977
G. †Helioplasma Kettnerova 1933
G. †Helioplasmolites Chekhovich 1955
G. †Ningqiangolites H.F. Chu 1975
G. †Okopites Bondarenko 1978
G. †Pachycanalicula Wentzel 1895
G. †Paeckelmannopora Weissermel 1939
G. †Saaremolites Sokolov 1955
Invalid names: Coccoserinae Lindström 1899 [empty]
Fm. †Pseudoplasmoporidae Bondarenko 1963
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G. †Amphilites Bondarenko 1975
G. †Navoites
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Navoites cargoensis Hill 1957
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Invalid names: Heliolites orientalis Yu 1962 [synonym]
G. †Pachyhelioplasma Kim 1966
G. †Pseudoplasmopora Bondarenko 1963
Fm. †Stelliporellidae Bondarenko 1971
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G. †Cosmiolithus Lindström 1899
G. †Derivatolites Bondarenko 1971
G. †Pachystelliporella Lin 1977
G. †Parastelliporella Lin and Chow 1977
G. †Podollites Bondarenko 1971
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Podollites diseptatus Bondarenko 1971
G. †Stelliporella Wentzel 1895
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Stelliporella podolica Bondarenko 1971
G. †Syringoheliolites Bondarenko 1971
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Syringoheliolites contrarius Bondarenko 1971
G. †Tarbagatailites Bondarenko 1975
Fm. †Taeniolitidae Lin and Chow 1977
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G. †Bogimbailites Bondarenko 1966
G. †Taeniolites Bondarenko 1961
G. †Wormsipora Sokolov 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: microcarnivorec
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:54:32
Modified: 2010-02-09 05:44:22
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Soudleyan to the top of the Middle Famennian or 458.20000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections (466 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician471.3 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) Heliolites interstinctus (24231) Heliolites megastoma, Heliolites interstinctus (24236)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) Heliolites sp. (2714 2715 2717 2750)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) Heliolites sp. (8533)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Russian Federation Stelliporella sp., Wormsipora karasuensis (78801)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China Heliolites sp. (91572)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Heliolites sp. (2698)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.2 - 443.1China (XinJiang) Heliolites sp., Wormsipora sp. (20785)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.2 - 443.1Australia (Tasmania) Heliolitidae indet. (24252 24253)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.2 - 443.1China (NingXia) Heliolites sp., Wormsipora sp. (20761)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1China (Guizhou) Heliolites spinosus, Heliolites wudangensis, Heliolites huanghuachongensis, Heliolites orientalis (27781)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Morocco Heliolites porosus (227026) Heliolites sp., Heliolites barrandei, Heliolites porosus (74491)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Poland Heliolites porosus (82692 82740 83220)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Italy Heliolites sp. (84302)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Morocco (Sahara) Heliolites sp. (79496 79555)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Heliolitidae indet. (82565)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland Heliolites porosus (82739)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Western Sahara Heliolites porosus (81292)
Late/Upper Givetian - Frasnian383.4 - 372.15Germany Heliolites porosus (60179)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Spain Heliolites sp. (27608 27609 27610)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Morocco Heliolites sp. (176212)