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Heliocrinites

Rhombifera - Caryocystitidae

Taxonomy
Heliocrinites was named by Eichwald (1840). Its type is Echinosphaerites balticus.

It was assigned to Caryocystitidae by Regnéll (1945); and to Rhombifera by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Heliocrinites Eichwald
1945Heliocrinites Regnéll
2002Heliocrinites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyCaryocystitidaJaekel 1918
familyCaryocystitidaeJaekel 1918
genusHeliocrinitesEichwald 1840

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.

G. †Heliocrinites Eichwald 1840
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Heliocrinites balticus Eichwald 1829
Heliocrinites granatum Wahlenberg 1821
Heliocrinites helmhackeri Barrande 1887
Heliocrinites malaisei Regnell 1951
Heliocrinites minutus Chauvel and Le Menn 1973
Heliocrinites ovalis Angelin 1878
Heliocrinites prominens Angelin 1878
Heliocrinites rouvillei von Koenen 1886
Heliocrinites stellatus Regnell 1945
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lasnamagi to the top of the Rawtheyan or 463.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Portugal H. sp. (21013)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Iran H. sp. (186095)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Sweden H. sp. (2930)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Estonia H. araneus (56210)
Uhaku - Oandu459.7 - 451.8Sweden (Öland) H. granatum (162446)
Uhaku - Oandu459.7 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) H. angustiporus, H. granatum (162388)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Sweden H. sp. (2765 2766 2767)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Norway H. sp. (3251)
Caradoc - Katian458.4 - 445.2Spain (Gerona) H. rouvillei (196923)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Öland) H. ovalis (162488)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarna) H. granatum (162432 162474)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarne) H. angustiporus, H. granatum (162480) H. granatum (158486 162471 162473 162477 192035) H. granatum, H. ovalis (162430) H. granatum, H. prominens (162472) H. ovalis (162484)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden H. angustiporus, H. granatum (162478) H. angustiporus, H. granatum, H. ovalis, H. guttaeformis (162469) H. granatum (162448 162454 162470 162475 162476 162479 162481 162482) H. guttaeformis (162491) H. ovalis (162485)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Morocco H. tafilaltensis (20966)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Czech Republic (Prague) Orocystites helmhackeri (196969)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Spain (Zaragoza) H. sampelayanus, H. isabellae, H. sp. (196901)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5Norway (Oslo) H. sp. (3254)
Oandu - Rakvere453.0 - 450.5Norway H. sp. (162631)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Spain (Zaragoza) H. saenzi, H. helmackeri, H. minuta, H. rouvillei (196922)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Portugal (Aveiro) H. rouvillei, H. helmhackeri (182918)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) H. stellatus (165717)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Belgium H. helmhackeri (196947) H. malaisei (196970)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Algeria H. rouvillei (196944)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Morocco H. sp. (155720)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Spain (Ciudad Real) H. minutus (196893)
Kralodvorian - Kosovian449.8 - 443.7Spain (Sierra Morena Oriental) H. rouvillei (20836)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden H. sp. (162444)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Spain (Cuidad Real) H. sp. (201738)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Spain (Aragon) H. helmackeri, H. minuta (163399)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) H. stellatus (73408)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) H. sp. (8290)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Morocco (Zagora) H. ouguerfensis (193841)