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Halysites nitida

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Halysitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Halysites catenularia nitida Lambe pp. 71, 76, 77 figs. pi. IV, figs. 2a, 2b
1955Halysites nitida Buehler p. 49 figs. Plate 8, figs. 4, 5, 6, 7; Plate 9, fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
suborderHalysitinaSokolov 1947
familyHalysitidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
subfamilyHalysitinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
genusHalysitesvon Waldheim 1813
speciesnitida(Lambe 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.

†Halysites nitida Lambe 1899
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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 Clinton to the top of the Pridoli or 440.10000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clinton440.1 - 439.4Canada (British Columbia) Halysites nitida (5146 5147 5148)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Quebec) Halysites nitida (71474)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Mongolia Halysites nitida (79642)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (Quebec) Halysites nitida (228318)