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Coccoseridicae

Anthozoa - Heliolitida

Taxonomy
Coccoseridicae was named by Kiaer (1899).

It was assigned to Heliolitina by Hill (1981); and to Heliolitida by Cui et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Coccoseridicae Kiaer
1981Coccoseridicae Hill
2022Coccoseridicae Cui et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
superfamilyCoccoseridicaeKiaer 1899
superfamilyCoccoseridicaeKiaer 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.

Superfm. †Coccoseridicae Kiaer 1899
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Fm. †Coccoserididae Kiaer 1899
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G. †Acidolites Lang et al. 1940
G. †Coccoseris Eichwald 1855
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†Coccoseris astomata Flower 1961
†Coccoseris tumulosus Hill 1953
†Coccoseris ungerni Eichwald 1855
G. †Lonsdalia d'Orbigny 1849
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†Lonsdalia inordinata Lonsdale 1839
G. †Protaraea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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†Protaraea diffluens Eichwald 1854
†Protaraea procella Mõtus and Zaika 2012
†Protaraea richmondensis Foerste 1909
Invalid names: Stylaraea Von Seebach 1866 [replaced]
Fm. †Ellisitidae Dixon et al. 1986
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G. †Ellisites Dixon et al. 1986
Fm. †Palaeoporitidae Kiaer 1899
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G. †Palaeoporites Kiaer 1899
G. †Protrochiscolithus Troedsson 1928
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G. †Trochiscolithus Kiaer 1904
G. †Pragnellia Leith 1952
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†Pragnellia delicatula Flower 1961
Fm. †Pycnolithidae Lindström 1899
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G. †Pycnolithus Lindström 1899
G. †Urceopora Eichwald 1855
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 Harnagian to the top of the Visean or 458.20000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (142 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Stylaraea parva (172232 172233 172234 172239 172316 172317)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Australia (Tasmania) Pycnolithus sp. (2691)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) Acidolites sp. (2724) Acidolites sp., Coccoseris sp. (2708) Coccoseris sp. (2703 2714 2715 2716 2718)
Harnagian - Longvillian458.2 - 455.0China (Guizhou) Protaraea sp. (7336)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) Acidolites sp., Protaraea sp., Trochiscolithus sp. (2685) Pycnolithus sp. (2692)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Alaska) Pycnolithus sp. A (100871 100874 100875)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) Protaraea sp. (101981) Protrochiscolithus kiaeri (101903)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Estonia Protaraea diffluens (144637 144639 144641) Protaraea procella (144443)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Russian Federation Protaraea diffluens (144644)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Protaraea sp. (397)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Coccoseris astomata (26948) Protrochiscolithus magnus, Coccoseris astomata (26950)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (XinJiang) Protaraea sp. (8579)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Langesund - Gjerpen) Coccoseris tumulosus (164367)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Estonia Protaraea diffluens (144640)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Estonia Protaraea sp. (229044)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1Russian Federation (Siberia) Pragnellia altaica (205662)
Eastonian - Marshbrookian452.3 - 454.0Australia (New South Wales) Coccoseris sp. (2720)
Eastonian - Onnian452.3 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) Acidolites sp. (2686)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) Coccoseris sp. (26238)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Acidolites sp., Coccoseris sp. (2725) Acidolites sp., Coccoseris sp., Palaeoporites sp. (2699 2751) Coccoseris sp. (2648 2701 2754) Coccoseris sp., Palaeoporites sp. (2702) Coccoseris sp., Pragnellia sp. (2707 2727 2749)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (New Mexico) Protrochiscolithus hembrilloensis (80619)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Texas) Coccoseris astomata (80618)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Protrochiscolithus sp. (34813)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Texas) Protrochiscolithus alemanensis, Pragnellia delicatula (80617)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Protaraea richmondensis (351)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Lääne) Coccoseris ungerni (87310)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Protaraea richmondensis (37833 72689 72690 72691)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Ellisites astomata, Ellisites glyptum (27113)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Protrochiscolithus cummingi (360)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Protaraea richmondensis (354 72551 72567 72568 72569 72571 72573 72575 72576 72581 72583 72584 72868 72869 72883 72885 72886 72950 173149) Protaraea sp. (395)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Protaraea richmondensis (75972 173081)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Protaraea richmondensis (72432 72433 72436 72440 72444 72447 72450 72455 72457 72459 72461 72463 72519 72527 72528 72532 72533 73090)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Protaraea richmondensis (173012 173014 173134 173319)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Protaraea sp. (392 393 394)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) Protrochiscolithus kiaeri (23011 23018 23026 23037)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Estonia Protaraea ungerni (172820)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation Trochiscolithus regidus (78802)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Acidolites sp. (55455)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Protaraea richmondensis (24034)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Mongolia Palaeoporites sp. (79639)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Coccoseris sp., Protrochiscolithus sp., Ellisites sp. (80603)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Acidolites sp. (80615) Protrochiscolithus sp., Ellisites labechioides (80613)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Ellisites sp. (80614)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Sweden Coccoseris sp. (159341)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia Coccoseris tumulosus (158490)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia Acidolites sp. (77389) Acidolites sp., Protaraea sp. (195592)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia (Lääne) Acidolites lateseptatus (195633 195634 195635 195636)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia (Jõgeva) Acidolites lateseptatus (197467 197468)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) Acidolites clemvillensis (12447) Acidolites sp. (12938)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Protaraea sp. (461)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Ohio) Palaeoporites sp. (13201)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Acidolites clemvillensis (12446) Acidolites sp. (12940)
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia Acidolites sp. (172928)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Quebec) Pycnolithus sp. (79165)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7India Protaraea kanaurensis (36258) Protaraea sp. (36260)
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62China (Sichuan) Palaeoporites sp. (27812)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Canada (Nova Scotia) Lonsdalia pictoense, Lonsdalia duplicate (239335)