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Heliolitida

Anthozoa - Heliolitida

Taxonomy
Heliolitida was named by Frech (1897).

It was assigned to Anthozoa by Dixon (1998); and to Tabulata by Gierlowski and Langenheim (1985), Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Heliolitida Frech
1985Heliolitida Gierlowski and Langenheim, Jr.
1998Heliolitida Dixon
2003Heliolitida Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897

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.

Or. †Heliolitida Frech 1897
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Superfm. †Coccoseridicae Kiaer 1899
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Fm. †Coccoserididae Kiaer 1899
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G. †Acidolites Lang et al. 1940
G. †Coccoseris Eichwald 1855
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†Coccoseris astomata Flower 1961
†Coccoseris tumulosus Hill 1953
†Coccoseris ungerni Eichwald 1855
G. †Lonsdalia d'Orbigny 1849
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†Lonsdalia inordinata Lonsdale 1839
G. †Protaraea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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†Protaraea diffluens Eichwald 1854
†Protaraea procella Mõtus and Zaika 2012
†Protaraea richmondensis Foerste 1909
Invalid names: Stylaraea Von Seebach 1866 [replaced]
Fm. †Ellisitidae Dixon et al. 1986
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G. †Ellisites Dixon et al. 1986
Fm. †Palaeoporitidae Kiaer 1899
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G. †Palaeoporites Kiaer 1899
G. †Protrochiscolithus Troedsson 1928
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G. †Trochiscolithus Kiaer 1904
G. †Pragnellia Leith 1952
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†Pragnellia delicatula Flower 1961
Fm. †Pycnolithidae Lindström 1899
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G. †Pycnolithus Lindström 1899
G. †Urceopora Eichwald 1855
Subor. †Heliolitina Frech 1897
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Superfm. †Helioliticae Lindström 1876
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Fm. †Heliolitidae Lindström 1876
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G. †Dnestrites Bondarenko 1978
G. †Esthonia Sokolov 1955
G. †Heliolites Dana 1846
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†Heliolites barrandei Penecke 1887
†Heliolites occidentales Stauffer 1930
†Heliolites porosus Goldfuss 1826
†Heliolites waicunensis Lin and Chow 1977
G. †Helioplasma Kettnerova 1933
G. †Helioplasmolites Chekhovich 1955
G. †Ningqiangolites H.F. Chu 1975
G. †Okopites Bondarenko 1978
G. †Pachycanalicula Wentzel 1895
G. †Paeckelmannopora Weissermel 1939
G. †Saaremolites Sokolov 1955
Invalid names: Coccoserinae Lindström 1899 [empty]
Fm. †Pseudoplasmoporidae Bondarenko 1963
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G. †Amphilites Bondarenko 1975
G. †Navoites
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†Navoites cargoensis Hill 1957
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Invalid names: Heliolites orientalis Yu 1962 [synonym]
G. †Pachyhelioplasma Kim 1966
G. †Pseudoplasmopora Bondarenko 1963
Fm. †Stelliporellidae Bondarenko 1971
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G. †Cosmiolithus Lindström 1899
G. †Derivatolites Bondarenko 1971
G. †Pachystelliporella Lin 1977
G. †Parastelliporella Lin and Chow 1977
G. †Podollites Bondarenko 1971
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†Podollites diseptatus Bondarenko 1971
G. †Stelliporella Wentzel 1895
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†Stelliporella podolica Bondarenko 1971
G. †Syringoheliolites Bondarenko 1971
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†Syringoheliolites contrarius Bondarenko 1971
G. †Tarbagatailites Bondarenko 1975
Fm. †Taeniolitidae Lin and Chow 1977
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G. †Bogimbailites Bondarenko 1966
G. †Taeniolites Bondarenko 1961
G. †Wormsipora Sokolov 1955
Superfm. †Heliolitoidea
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G. †Jiangshanolites Lin and Chow
Superfm. †Proporicae Sokolov 1949
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Fm. †Cyrtophyllidae Sokolov 1950
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G. †Cyrtophyllum Lindström 1882
G. †Karagemia Dzyubo 1960
G. †Rhaphidophyllum Lindström 1882
Fm. †Plasmoporellidae Kovalevskiy 1964
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G. †Acdalopora Bondarenko 1958
G. †Camptolithus Lindström 1899
G. †Mcleodea Flower and Duncan 1975
G. †Neowormsipora Lin and Chow 1977
G. †Plasmoporella Kiaer 1899
G. †Proporella Leleshus 1975
Fm. †Plasmoporidae Sardeson 1896
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G. †Eolaminoplasma Bondarenko 1963
G. †Laminoplasma Bondarenko 1963
G. †Liscombea Ross 1961
G. †Plasmopora Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
G. †Squameolites Bondarenko 1963
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†Squameolites junggarensis Lin and Wang 1981
G. †Visbylites Bondarenko 1963
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†Visbylites stella Lindström 1899
Fm. †Proheliolitidae Kiaer 1899
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G. †Avicenia Leleshus 1974
G. †Kiaerolites Bondarenko 1977
G. †Proheliolites Kiaer 1897
G. †Protoheliolites Bondarenko 1977
G. †Schmidtilites Bondarenko 1978
Fm. †Proporidae Sokolov 1949
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G. †Acdalina Leleshus and Ospanova 1979
G. †Baitalites Chekhovich 1977
G. †Diploepora Quenstedt 1879
G. †Ducdonia Leleshus 1974
G. †Helenolites Chekhovich 1977
G. †Innapora Leleshus 1974
G. †Koreanopora Ozaki 1934
G. †Leleshusia Doweld 2015
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†Leleshusia granulosa Bondarenko 1958
†Leleshusia kiaeri Sokolov 1955
†Leleshusia minor Ivanov 1955
†Leleshusia pura Kovalevsky 1972
†Leleshusia typylensis Ivanov 1950
Invalid names: Granulina Leleshus 1975 [replaced]
G. †Propora Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
G. †Rotalites Leleshus 1974
G. †Thaumatolites Yanet 1955
Fm. †Sibiriolitidae Lin 1977
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G. †Mongoliolites Bondarenko and Minzhin 1977
G. †Sibiriolitella Bondarenko 1977
G. †Sibiriolites Sokolov 1955
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†Sibiriolites sibiricus Sokolov 1955
Invalid names: Halysitina Sokolov 1947 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: microcarnivorec
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:54:32
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:44:22
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Visean or 468.00000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (729 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Stylaraea parva (172232 172233 172234 172239 172316 172317)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician471.3 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) Heliolites interstinctus (24231) Heliolites megastoma, Heliolites interstinctus (24236)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (XinJiang) Jiangshanolites sp. (20805)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Australia (Tasmania) Pycnolithus sp. (2691)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) Acidolites sp. (2724) Acidolites sp., Coccoseris sp. (2708) Coccoseris sp. (2716) Coccoseris sp., Heliolites sp., Propora sp. (2714 2715) Coccoseris sp., Plasmoporella sp., Propora sp. (2718) Coccoseris sp., Propora sp. (2703) Heliolites sp. (2717) Heliolites sp., Plasmoporella sp., Propora sp. (2750)
Harnagian - Longvillian458.2 - 455.0China (Guizhou) Plasmoporella sp. (7335) Protaraea sp. (7336)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) Diploepora sp., Heliolites sp., Plasmoporella sp., Propora sp. (8533)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Cyrtophyllum baragashensis, Sibiriolites lebediensis (205559) Sibiriolites lebediensis (205386)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (Shaanxi) Neowormsipora taoqupoensis, Plasmoporella taoqupoensis (80679)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Cyrtophyllum sp. (9298)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Heliolites porosus (77073 81727 82476)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Italy Heliolites sp. (84302)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Morocco (Sahara) Heliolites sp. (79496 79555)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Western Sahara Heliolites porosus (81292)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Heliolitidae indet. (82565)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland Heliolites porosus (82739)
Late/Upper Givetian - Frasnian383.4 - 372.15Germany Heliolites porosus (60179)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Spain Heliolites sp. (27608 27609 27610)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Morocco Heliolites sp. (176212)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Canada (Nova Scotia) Lonsdalia pictoense, Lonsdalia duplicate (239335)