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Micheliniidae

Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae

Taxonomy
Micheliniidae was named by Waagen and Wentzel (1886). It is not extant. Its type is Michelinia.

It was assigned to Favositicae by Hill (1981); to Favositina by Webb (1990); to Favositida by Niko (2005); and to Favositoidea by Plusquellec (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Micheliniidae Waagen and Wentzel
1981Micheliniidae Hill
1990Micheliniidae Webb p. 664
2005Micheliniidae Niko p. 31
2012Micheliniidae Plusquellec p. 279

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyMicheliniidaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
familyMicheliniidaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886

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. †Micheliniidae Waagen and Wentzel 1886
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Subfm. †Granulidictyinae Weyer 1970
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G. †Antholites Davis 1887
G. †Granulidictyum Schindewolf 1959
G. †Procteria Davis 1887
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Subg. †Procteria (Pachyprocteria) Hill 1981
Subfm. †Micheliniinae Waagen and Wentzel 1886
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G. †Beaumontia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
G. †Conopoterium Winchell 1865
G. †Cystodendropora Lin 1962
G. †Cystomichelinia Lin 1962
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Cystomichelinia anhuiensis Chen and Qi 1982
Cystomichelinia biknia Flügel 1964
Cystomichelinia chaoxianensis Chen and Qi 1982
Cystomichelinia crassitheca Wang and Zhao 1998
Cystomichelinia euryformis Wu and Zhao 1982
Cystomichelinia laibinensis Wang and Zhao 1998
Cystomichelinia raretabulata Wu and Zhao 1982
Cystomichelinia regularis Wu and Wang 1974
Cystomichelinia simplex Chen and Qi 1982
Cystomichelinia tonglingensis Chen and Qi 1982
Cystomichelinia vesicata Chen and Qi 1982
G. †Dendrozoum Fuchs 1915
G. †Holacanthopora Le Maître 1954
G. †Julfamichelinia Niko and Badpa 2021
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Julfamichelinia allata Tchudinova 1965
G. †Kerforneidictyum Lafuste and Plusquellec 1976
G. †Michelinia de Koninck 1841
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Michelinia abichi Waagen and Wentzel 1886
Michelinia escobari Wilson 1990
Michelinia indica Waagen and Wentzel 1886
Michelinia medifixa Tchudinova 1965
Michelinia meekana Girty 1910
Michelinia miranda Tchudinova 1965
Michelinia nana Tchudinova 1965
Michelinia nelsoni Wilson 1982
Michelinia parva Tchudinova 1965
Michelinia placenta Waagen and Wentzel 1886
Michelinia stylopora Eaton 1876
Michelinia vaga Tchudinova 1965
Michelinia vesiculosa Tchudinova 1965
G. †Petridictyum Schindewolf 1959
G. †Pleurodictyum Goldfuss 1829
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Pleurodictyum subramosum Easton et al. 1958
G. †Tabellaephyllum Stumm 1948
G. †Michelinopora Yabe and Hayasaka 1915
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Michelinopora globosa Tchudinova 1965
G. †Praemichelinia Lafuste and Plusquellec 1980
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Praemichelinia lii Niko 2005
G. †Protomichelinia Yabe and Hayasaka 1915
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Michelinia (Protomichelinia) wopfneri Oekentorp and Schröder 2001
Protomichelinia brevispinosa Wu and Zhao 1982
Protomichelinia camara Wu and Zhao 1982
Protomichelinia crassabnormis Wu and Zhao 1982
Protomichelinia gangiliigera Zhao and Cheng 1988
Protomichelinia guangdeensis Chen and Qi 1982
Protomichelinia guichiensis Chen and Qi 1982
Protomichelinia hanshanensis Chen and Qi 1982
Protomichelinia microstoma Yabe and Hayasaka 1915
Protomichelinia multitabulata Yabe and Hayasaka 1915
Protomichelinia wuguishanensis Wu and Zhao 1982
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 Wenlock to the top of the Changhsingian or 433.40000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (427 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgillian - Wenlock449.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Michelinia sp. (188780)
Silurian443.4 - 419.2Australia (Victoria) Pleurodictyum megastoma (10187 10191 10193)
Silurian443.4 - 419.2USA (Kentucky) Pleurodictyum louisvillensis (5676)
Silurian443.4 - 419.2USA (California) Michelinia favositoidea (229253)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) Pleurodictyum megastoma (25712)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Argentina Pleurodictyum sp. (25060 25061 25062)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2Argentina Pleurodictyum sp. (25058)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) Pleurodictyum sp. (13017 13021 13024 13040 13041)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) Pleurodictyum sp. (495)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Bolivia (La Paz) Pleurodictyum sp. (37051)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan Michelinia globosa (110672) Michelinia medifixa (110676 116766) Michelinia medifixa, Michelinopora allata (97229 110669) Michelinia tenuisepta (232366)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan (Punjab) Michelinia placenta (75765)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) Protomichelinia gangiliigera (97261)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Slovenia Michelinia indica (60192)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17China (Jiangxi) Michelinia sp. (109628)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Michelinia abichi (119614)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Armenia Michelinia globosa, Michelinia nana (116760) Michelinia nana (116777) Michelinia vaga, Michelinia parva (113726)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran Michelinia sp. (118285 118293) Michelinia vesiculosa (119051)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Azerbaijan Michelinia globosa (116761) Michelinia parva (110706) Michelinia parva, Michelinia nana (116765) Michelinia vaga (81395) Michelinia vaga, Michelinia parva (110698)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Protomichelinia dafangensis (121179)