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Billingsariidae

Anthozoa - Sarcinulida - Billingsariidae

Taxonomy
Billingsariidae was named by Okulitch (1936).

It was assigned to Lichenariida by Klaamann (1966); and to Sarcinulida by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Billingsariidae Okulitch
1966Billingsariidae Klaamann
1981Billingsariidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderSarcinulidaSokolov 1950
familyBillingsariidaeOkulitch 1936
familyBillingsariidaeOkulitch 1936

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.

Fm. †Billingsariidae Okulitch 1936
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Subfm. †Billingsariinae Okulitch 1936
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G. †Billingsaria Okulitch 1936
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†Billingsaria parvituba Troedsson 1928
†Billingsaria spissa Percival et al. 2001
Subfm. †Foerstephyllinae Hill 1981
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G. †Foerstephyllum Bassler 1950
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G. †Qianbeilites Ge and Yü 1974
Invalid names: Nyctoporinae Hill 1951 [empty]
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 Early/Lower Llandeilo to the top of the Telychian or 466.00000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Billingsaria parva (63297 80821) Foerstephyllum wissleri (175904 175905 175906)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Billingsaria parva (45281 80829) Billingsaria sp. (307 311 422 435 175234 175240)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Billingsaria sp. (306 308)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Virginia) Billingsaria parva (80836)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Billingsaria sp. (103298)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8Canada (Nunavut) Foerstephyllum sp. (101977)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Billingsaria lepida (206302)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Billingsaria lepida (9295)
Gisbornian - Darriwilian458.4 - 458.4Australia (New South Wales) Billingsaria spissa (119706)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Australia (Tasmania) Foerstephyllum sp. (2691)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (Qinghai) Foerstephyllum golmudense (80681)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Russian Federation Billingsaria sp., Foerstephyllum sp. (78801)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Foerstephyllum sp. (80005)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Alabama) Foerstephyllum sp. (80602)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.4 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) Billingsaria sp., Foerstephyllum sp. (2685)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Canada (Nunavut) Foerstephyllum sp. (101981)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Foerstephyllum halli (26175 26188)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Foerstephyllum halli (55999)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Foerstephyllum halli (325)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Foerstephyllum halli (26192)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Billingsaria parvituba (26950)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) Foerstephyllum sp. (45286)
Onnian453.0 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) Foerstephyllum sp. (26238)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Billingsaria sp. (205626)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Billingsaria sp. (2707)
Eastonian - Onnian452.7 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) Billingsaria sp., Foerstephyllum sp. (2686)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Billingsaria parvituba (26943)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Foerstephyllum sp. (35350 35351)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Foerstephyllum sp. (72688 72692) Foerstephyllum vacuum (179674 179675 179676 179677 179678)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Wisconsin) Foerstephyllum sp. (75744)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Foerstephyllum sp. (76903)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Kentucky) Foerstephyllum vacuum (24034)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Shaanxi) Foerstephyllum liquanense (80678)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China Qianbeilites multitabulatus (27773)