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Alveolitina

Anthozoa - Favositida

Taxonomy

Alveolitina was named by Sokolov (1950).

It was assigned to Favositida by Klaamann (1964), Murray (1985).

Subtaxa

Alveolitidae, Coenitidae, Hyostragulum

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1950	Alveolitina Sokolov
1964	Alveolitina Klaamann
1985	Alveolitina Murray

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
subclass	Tabulata	Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850

Rank	Name	Author
order	Favositida	Wedekind 1937
suborder	Alveolitina	Sokolov 1950
suborder	Alveolitina	Sokolov 1950

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.

Subor. †Alveolitina Sokolov 1950

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Fm. †Alveolitidae Duncan 1872

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Subfm. †Alveolitinae Duncan 1872

G. †Alveolitella Sokolov 1952

†Alveolitella schladensis Iven 1980

G. †Alveolites Lamarck 1801

†Alveolites bergeri Iven 1980

†Alveolites bilsteinensis Iven 1980

†Alveolites buchiana King 1850

†Alveolites fornicatus Schlueter 1889

†Alveolites gruenewaldti von Schauroth 1854

†Alveolites lindensis Iven 1980

†Alveolites multilamella Meek 1877

†Alveolites producti Geinitz 1848

†Alveolites pseudorbicularis Iven 1980

†Alveolites rockfordensis Hall 1864

†Alveolites saleei Lecompte 1933

†Alveolites suborbicularis Lamarck 1801

†Alveolites tenuissimus Lecompte 1933

G. †Crassialveolites Sokolov 1955

G. †Grandalveolites Mironova 1970

G. †Kitakamiia Sugiyama 1940

G. †Planalveolites Lang and Smith 1939

G. †Scharkovaelites Mironova 1974

G. †Spongioalveolites Iven 1980

†Spongioalveolites minimus Iven 1980

†Spongioalveolites minor Iven 1980

G. †Subalveolitella Sokolov 1955

†Subalveolitella majuscula Klaamann 1962

†Subalveolitella minuscula Klaamann 1962

†Subalveolitella repentina Sokolov 1955

G. †Subalveolites Sokolov 1955

†Subalveolites angustus Chekhovich 1971

†Subalveolites callosus Klaamann 1964

†Subalveolites crispus Kim 1971

†Subalveolites dubius Kim 1971

†Subalveolites eichwaldi Sokolov 1955

†Subalveolites elegans Chekhovich 1971

†Subalveolites gracilis Kim 1971

†Subalveolites ordinarius Kim 1971

†Subalveolites panderi Sokolov 1955

†Subalveolites parvicorallitus Iven 1980

†Subalveolites sokolovi Klaamann 1961

Subfm. †Caliaporinae Mironova 1974

G. †Archypora Chekhovich 1975

G. †Axuolites Sharkova 1963

G. †Caliapora Schlüter 1889

†Caliapora pseudoprimitiva Tyazheva et al. 1976

†Caliapora robusta Pradacova 1938

G. †Squameoalveolites Mironova 1969

G. †Subcaliapora Chekhovich 1971

†Subcaliapora magnifica Chekhovich 1971

G. †Microalveolites Leleshus 1972

Subfm. †Natalophyllinae Sokolov 1950

G. †Natalophyllum Radugin 1938

G. †Scoliopora Lang et al. 1940

Scoliopora denticulata Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851

G. †Tyrganolithes Chernyshev 1951

†Tyrganolithes stellatus Sharkova 1981

G. †Tuvaelites Chekhovich 1971

Fm. †Coenitidae Sardeson 1896

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Subfm. †Coenitinae Sardeson 1896

G. †Coenites Eichwald 1829

†Coenites dunginensis Sharkova 1981

†Coenites juniperinus Eichwald 1829

†Coenites sharaobensis Sharkova 1981

G. †Lecompteia Mironova 1961

G. †Placocoenites Sokolov 1955

†Placocoenites orientalis Eichwald 1861

†Placocoenites pellicula Klaamann 1964

G. †Planocoenites Sokolov 1952

G. †Platyaxum Davis 1887

G. †Hyostragulum Marek and Galle 1976

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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Clinton to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 440.10000 to 254.14000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 439.4 Ma

Collections (787 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Rhuddanian - Aeronian	443.1 - 438.6	Russian Federation (Siberia)	Subalveolites repentina, Subalveolites subulosus, Subalveolites volutus (206543 206560) Subalveolites repentina, Subalveolites subulosus, Subalveolites volutus, Tuvaelites hemisphaericum, Placocoenites orientalis (206542) Subalveolites subulosus, Subalveolites volutus, Placocoenites orientalis (206541)
Llandovery	443.1 - 432.9	USA (Kentucky)	Alveolites labrosus (13194)
Llandovery	443.1 - 432.9	Canada (Quebec)	Subalveolites depressus (12557) Subalveolites sp. (12940)
Llandovery	443.1 - 432.9	USA (Wisconsin)	Alveolitidae indet. (12996)
Llandovery	443.1 - 432.9	USA (Ohio)	Alveolites labechii (13238)
Llandovery	443.1 - 432.9	Russian Federation (Yakutiya)	Subalveolites sp. (79512 79514) Subalveolites volutus (79516 79525) Subalveolites volutus, Placocoenites rotundus (79483)
Llandovery	443.1 - 432.9	Russian Federation (Siberia)	Subalveolites repentina (206319)
Llandovery	443.1 - 432.9	Canada (Ontario)	Alveolites sp. (461) Alveolites sp., Coenites sp. (513)
Llandovery	443.1 - 432.9	Russian Federation (Khakasiya)	Subalveolites panderi, Subalveolites eichwaldi, Placocoenites pellicula (78710)
Llandovery - Wenlock	443.1 - 426.7	China (Xinjiang)	Placocoenites sp. (27816)
Silurian	443.1 - 419.62	USA (California)	Alveolites sp. (196144 196171 229253 229257 229259) Alveolites sp., Alveolites multilamella (230235) Alveolitina indet. (196173)
Silurian	443.1 - 419.62	Australia (Victoria)	Coenites gippslandica (10184 10187) Coenites planifolium, Coenites gippslandica (10191 10192 10193)
Silurian	443.1 - 419.62	Sweden (Gotland)	Subalveolites sp. (236314)
Silurian	443.1 - 419.62	USA (Kentucky)	Alveolites fibrosus, Alveolites louisvillensis, Alveolites undosus, Coenites verticillatus, Coenites sp. (5676)
Silurian	443.1 - 419.62	Australia (New South Wales)	Alveolites sp. (25723)
Silurian	443.1 - 419.62	USA (Alaska)	Alveolites sp. (100903 111810)
Silurian - Devonian	443.1 - 358.86	USA (Alaska)	Alveolites sp. (100952)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	China	Coenites sp. (164269)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	Russian Federation (Siberia)	Subalveolitella repeptina (205660)
Clinton	440.1 - 439.4	Canada (British Columbia)	Coenites laminatus (5143 5144 5152) Coenites laminatus, Coenites rectilineatus (5147) Coenites laminatus, Coenites rectilineatus, Planalveolites sp. (5149) Coenites rectilineatus (5150)