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Acidolites

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Coccoserididae

Taxonomy
Acidolites was named by Lang et al. (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m S Wenl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 160]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coccoserididae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Acidolites Lang et al.
1981Acidolites Hill
2002Acidolites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
superfamilyCoccoseridicaeKiaer 1899
familyCoccoserididaeKiaer 1899
genusAcidolitesLang et al. 1940

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. †Acidolites Lang et al. 1940
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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 Gisbornian to the top of the Rhuddanian or 458.20000 to 440.50000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) A. sp. (2708 2724)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) A. sp. (2685)
Eastonian - Onnian452.3 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) A. sp. (2686)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) A. sp. (2699 2725 2751)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) A. sp. (55455)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) A. sp. (80615)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia (Lääne) A. lateseptatus (195633 195634 195635 195636)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia (Jõgeva) A. lateseptatus (197467 197468)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia A. sp. (77389 195592)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) A. clemvillensis (12447) A. sp. (12938)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) A. clemvillensis (12446) A. sp. (12940)
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia A. sp. (172928)