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Crassialveolites

Anthozoa - Favositida - Alveolitidae

Taxonomy
Crassialveolites was named by Sokolov (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg-u D Fras-u]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data
Alveolites crassus, C. abramovi, C. cavernosus, C. crassi, C. crassiformis, C. crassus, C. delhayei, C. dubatalovi, C. dushanensis, C. evidens, C. krekovensis, C. macrotrematus, C. mirus, C. multiperforatus, C. multipora, C. pellicularis, C. smithi
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Crassialveolites Sokolov
1981Crassialveolites Hill
2002Crassialveolites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderAlveolitinaSokolov 1950
familyAlveolitidaeDuncan 1872
subfamilyAlveolitinaeDuncan 1872
genusCrassialveolitesSokolov 1955

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. †Crassialveolites Sokolov 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Grouping: colonialsubc
Environment: marinesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindsubc
Created: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Source: subc = subclass
References: Kiessling 2004, Hill 1981

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 413.02000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (72 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam C. krekovensis (83248)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Vietnam C. crassus, C. multiperforatus, C. pellicularis (83329)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) C. sp. (81795)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Mongolia C. abramovi (46019 46026 46027 79690)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Vietnam C. sp. (83319)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany C. crassus (36678)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Nevada) C. dubatalovi (5198 5284)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Vietnam C. crassus (83296 83321)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Mongolia C. abramovi (79716)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Vietnam C. crassus (83339)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Thailand C. sp. (82082 82083 82097 82098 82099 82100 82102 82103)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Hunan) C. multipora, C. crassiformis (80272) C. sp. (34987 34988 34989)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guizhou) C. sp. (84330)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Alaska) C. sp. (36595)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Afghanistan (Vardak) C. sp. (84631 84636 84645 84648 84659)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Castilla-León) C. sp. (80708)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany C. crassus (36683 36684)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Poland C. crassus (83034 83035 83080) C. crassus, C. cavernosus, C. evidens, C. multiperforatus (82692) C. multiperforatus, C. cavernosus (82666)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Vietnam C. cavernosus, C. crassus, C. crassiformis (83298) C. crassus (83344) C. crassus, C. crassiformis (83244 83320) C. crassus, C. macrotrematus (83288)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) C. crassus (84384) C. sp., C. mirus (84386)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Afghanistan (Vardak) C. sp. (84650)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Vietnam C. crassus (83340)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Poland C. crassus (83082)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4China C. dushanensis (212695)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland C. cavernosus (83077) C. crassus (82685) C. evidens (83033 83081) C. multiperforatus (83084)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Russian Federation (Saratovskaya Oblast) C. crassi (84336)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Tajikistan C. crassus (184352)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) C. cavernosus (84383)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Czechia C. evidens, C. delhayei, C. smithi (83222)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Poland C. crassus, C. multiperforatus (82908 83079) C. multiperforatus (82907)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Poland C. evidens (82990)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Czechia C. evidens (83224)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Afghanistan (Vardak) C. sp. (84660)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Czechia (Sudeten) C. multiperforatus (79597)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Afghanistan (Ghazni) C. sp. (75031 84662)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Alaska) C. sp. (36604)