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Halysitina

Anthozoa - Heliolitida

Taxonomy
Halysitina was named by Sokolov (1947).

It was assigned to Heliolitida by Hill (1981).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Halysitina Sokolov
1981Halysitina Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
suborderHalysitinaSokolov 1947
suborderHalysitinaSokolov 1947

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. †Halysitina Sokolov 1947
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Fm. †Halysitidae Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Subfm. †Cateniporinae Hamada 1957
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G. †Catenipora Lamarck 1816
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Catenipora aequabilis Teichert 1937
Catenipora arctica Tchernychev 1941
Catenipora capilliformis Volkova et al. 1978
Catenipora chillagoensis Etheridge 1904
Catenipora clausa Webby 1977
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Invalid names: Quepora dubia Deng 1999 [synonym], Quepora mesodictyoporulosa Deng 1999 [synonym]
Catenipora copulata Klaamann 1966
Catenipora crassaeformis Hubmann 1992
Catenipora delicatulus Wilson 1926
Catenipora elegans Fischer-Benzon 1871
Catenipora escharoides Lamarck 1816
Catenipora foerstei Nelson 1963
Catenipora gotlandica Yabe 1915
Catenipora gracilis Hall in Foster and Whitney 1851
Catenipora huronensis Teichert 1937
Catenipora irregularis Teichert 1937
Catenipora maxima Fischer-Benzon 1871
Catenipora microporus Whitfield 1882
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Invalid names: Halysites fieldeni Etheridge 1878 [synonym]
Catenipora minimus Tcherneychev 1937
Catenipora nicholsoni Kiaer 1929
Catenipora obliqua Fischer-Benzon 1871
Catenipora panga Klaamann 1961
Catenipora pulchellus Wilson 1926
Catenipora quadrata Fischer-Benzon 1871
Catenipora quebecensis Lambe 1899
Catenipora rassmusseni Teichert 1937
Catenipora robusta Wilson 1926
Catenipora rubraeformis Klaamann 1966
Catenipora sapporiensis Shimizu et al. 1934
Catenipora septosa Klaamann 1959
Catenipora sheehani Pandolfi 1985
Catenipora sindoensis Shimizu et al. 1934
Catenipora tapaensis Sokolov 1951
Catenipora tractabilis Sokolov 1951
Catenipora vespertina Klaamann 1961
Catenipora workmanae Flower 1961
Catenipora wrighti Klaamann 1965
G. †Eocatenipora Hamada 1957
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Eocatenipora cylindrica Wilson 1926
Eocatenipora parallela Schmidt 1858
Eocatenipora sakkyryrica Volkova et al. 1978
Eocatenipora vormsiensis Klaamann 1966
G. †Quepora Sinclair 1955
G. †Drymopora Davis 1885
Subfm. †Halysitinae Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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G. †Acanthohalysites Hamada 1957
G. †Cystihalysites Chernyshev 1941
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Cystihalysites deplanatus Volkova et al. 1978
G. †Falsicatenipora Hamada 1958
G. †Halysites von Waldheim 1813
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Halysites agglomerata Hall 1843
Halysites amplitubata Lambe 1899
Halysites approximata Eichwald 1829
Halysites australis Etheridge 1898
Halysites catenularia Linnaeus 1767
Halysites catenularius Linnaeus 1767
Halysites catenularius borealis Tcherneychev 1937
Halysites cavernosa Fischer-Benzon 1871
Halysites compactus Rominger 1876
Halysites cratus Etheridge 1904
Halysites encrustans Buehler 1955
Halysites gamboolicus Etheridge 1904
Halysites grandis Sharkova 1981
Halysites harti Etheridge 1878
Halysites hupehensis Grabau 1925
Halysites junior Klaamann 1961
Halysites keyserlingi Toll 1889
Halysites kuliki Tcherneychev 1938
Halysites labyrinthica Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Halysites michelini Castelnau 1843 [synonym]
Halysites lata Tcherneychev 1937
Halysites lithostrotionoides Etheridge 1904
Halysites magnitubus Buehler 1955
Halysites meandrina Troost 1840
Halysites nexus Davis 1885
Halysites nitida Lambe 1899
Halysites orthopteroides Etheridge 1904
Halysites peristephesicus Ethereidge 1904
Halysites priscus Klaamann 1966
Halysites pseudoorthopteroides Tcherneychev 1937
Halysites pycnoblastoides Etheridge 1904
Halysites regularis Fischer-Benzon 1871
Halysites senior Klaamann 1961
Halysites simplex Lambe 1899
Halysites sussmilchi Etheridge 1904
Halysites taimyrica Tcherneychev 1937
Invalid names: Catenipora communicans Eichwald 1829 [nomen dubium], Halysites attenuata Fischer von Waldheim 1828 [nomen dubium], Halysites dichotoma Fischer von Waldheim 1828 [nomen dubium], Halysites dissimilis Eichwald 1829 [nomen dubium], Halysites distans Eichwald 1829 [nomen dubium], Halysites jacovickii Fischer von Waldheim 1828 [nomen dubium], Halysites macrostoma Fischer von Waldheim 1828 [nomen dubium], Halysites parallelus Schmidt 1861 [nomen dubium], Halysites radiatus Whitfield 1903 [nomen dubium], Halysites reticulata Eichwald 1829 [nomen dubium], Halysites sextocatenatus Owen 1862 [nomen oblitum], Halysites stenostoma Fischer von Waldheim 1828 [nomen dubium]
G. †Hexismia Sokolov 1955
G. †Schedohalysites Hamada 1957
G. †Solenihalysites Stasinska 1967
G. †Spumaeolites Zhizhina 1967
G. †Manipora Sinclair 1955
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Manipora magna Flower 1961
Manipora trapezoidalis Flower 1961
G. †Tollina Sokolov 1949
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 Ordovician to the top of the Eifelian or 485.40000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (643 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.3 - 471.8USA (Nevada) Catenipora sp. (104522)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.4Canada (Nunavut) Catenipora sp. (109066)
Middle Ordovician - Richmondian470.0 - 443.7Canada (Nunavut) Catenipora sp. (109061) Tollina sp. (109056)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.4Canada (Nunavut) Catenipora sp. (101977) Halysites catenularia (24236) Halysites catenularia, Halysites catenulatus, Halysites aequabilis (24231) Halysites gracilis (24229)
Middle Ordovician - Silurian470.0 - 419.2Canada (Nunavut) Catenipora sp. (109062 109069)
Middle Ordovician - Silurian470.0 - 419.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Catenipora sp. (25528)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5Russian Federation Catenipora sp. (78800 78801)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Catenipora gracilis (79492) Catenipora sp., Tollina evenkiana (79550) Catenipora sp., Tollina keyserlingi (79551)
Caradocian460.9 - 449.5China (Shaanxi) Catenipora yaoxianensis (80679)
Caradocian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Catenipora sp. (25319 25320 25321) Halysites sp. (188776)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden Cystihalysites sp. (61756)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Indiana) Cystihalysites sp., Cystihalysites magnituba, Halysites sp., Halysites microporus, Halysites catenularia (6706)
Gleedonian425.4 - 422.9Canada (Quebec) Halysites catenularia (157356)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Pennsylvania) Cystihalysites sp. (24948)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Quebec) Halysites nitida (228318)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Indiana) Halysites labyrinthicus (518)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) Halysites catenularia (76755)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (New Brunswick) Halysites sp. (593)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Kentucky) Drymopora fascicularis (76992)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Drymopora fascicularis (5702) Drymopora procumbens, Drymopora jacksoni, Drymopora frutectosa (11101)