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Helioliticae

Anthozoa - Heliolitida

Taxonomy
Helioliticae was named by Lindström (1876).

It was assigned to Heliolitina by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Helioliticae Lindström
1981Helioliticae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
suborderHeliolitinaFrech 1897
superfamilyHelioliticaeLindström 1876
superfamilyHelioliticaeLindström 1876

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.

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
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 Eastonian to the top of the Middle Famennian or 456.10000 to 364.70000 Ma

Collections (480 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.4Canada (Nunavut) Heliolites interstinctus (24231) Heliolites megastoma, Heliolites interstinctus (24236)
Gisbornian - Harnagian460.9 - 455.8Australia (New South Wales) Heliolites sp. (2714 2715 2717 2750)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5Russian Federation Stelliporella sp., Wormsipora karasuensis (78801)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5China Heliolites sp. (91572)
Edenian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Nunavut) Heliolites interstinctus, Heliolites megastoma (24225)
Edenian - Maysvillian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Esthonia sp. (26943)
Gisbornian - Eastonian460.9 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Heliolites sp. (2698)
Caradoc - Ashgill460.9 - 443.7China (NingXia) Heliolites sp., Wormsipora sp. (20761)
Caradoc - Ashgill460.9 - 443.7China (XinJiang) Heliolites sp., Wormsipora sp. (20785)
Caradoc - Ashgill460.9 - 443.7Australia (Tasmania) Heliolitidae indet. (24252 24253)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Afghanistan (Ghazni) Heliolites sp. (74993 84669)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain (Castilla-León) Heliolites sp. (80711)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Heliolites porosus (77073 81727 81733 81734 82225 82226 82227 82228 82476)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Hunan) Heliolites porosus (80272)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Morocco Heliolites porosus (227026) Heliolites sp., Heliolites barrandei, Heliolites porosus (74491)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Thailand Heliolites porosus (82097 82099 82100 82101) Heliolites sp. (82082) Heliolites sp., Heliolites porosus (82083)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain Heliolites sp. (27620 27709)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Italy Heliolites sp. (84302)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Spain Heliolites sp. (27608 27609 27610)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Morocco Heliolites sp. (176212)