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Proheliolitidae

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Proheliolitidae

Taxonomy
Proheliolitidae was named by Kiaer (1899).

It was assigned to Heliolitoidea by Norford (1967); and to Proporicae by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Proheliolitidae Kiaer
1967Proheliolitidae Norford
1981Proheliolitidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeliolitinaFrech 1897
superfamilyProporicaeSokolov 1949
familyProheliolitidaeKiaer 1899
familyProheliolitidaeKiaer 1899

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.

Fm. †Proheliolitidae Kiaer 1899
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G. †Avicenia Leleshus 1974
G. †Kiaerolites Bondarenko 1977
G. †Proheliolites Kiaer 1897
G. †Protoheliolites Bondarenko 1977
G. †Schmidtilites Bondarenko 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Nabala to the top of the Rhuddanian or 450.50000 to 440.50000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Russian Federation Proheliolites sp. (78801)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Zhejiang ) Protoheliolites sp. (153816)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Mongolia (Bayanhongor) Proheliolites koskolensis (79590 79592 170535)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Lithuania Proheliolites mirandus (207219)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Latvia Proheliolites mirandus (207218)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Estonia Protoheliolites norvegicus (168188)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Estonia (Hiiumaa) Protoheliolites norvegicus (161286)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Zhejiang) Proheliolites minimus (80686)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Jiangxi) Proheliolites minimus (80683) Proheliolites sp. (80141)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (XinJiang) Proheliolites sp. (20807)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (GanSu) Proheliolites sp. (8564)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Russian Federation Proheliolites sp. (152989)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5China (Guizhou) Proheliolites sp. (27888)