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Protoheliolites

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Proheliolitidae

Taxonomy
Protoheliolites was named by Bondarenko (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-u O Ashg-m]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Protoheliolites Bondarenko
1981Protoheliolites Hill
2002Protoheliolites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeliolitinaFrech 1897
superfamilyProporicaeSokolov 1949
familyProheliolitidaeKiaer 1899
genusProtoheliolitesBondarenko 1977

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. †Protoheliolites Bondarenko 1977
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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: Pirgu or 449.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Zhejiang ) P. sp. (153816)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Estonia P. norvegicus (168188)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Estonia (Hiiumaa) P. norvegicus (161286)