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Alveolitidae

Anthozoa - Favositida - Alveolitidae

Taxonomy
Alveolitidae was named by Duncan (1872).

It was assigned to Alveolitina by Klaamann (1964) and Murray (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Alveolitidae Duncan
1964Alveolitidae Klaamann
1985Alveolitidae Murray

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
suborderAlveolitinaSokolov 1950
familyAlveolitidaeDuncan 1872
familyAlveolitidaeDuncan 1872

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. †Alveolitidae Duncan 1872
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Subfm. †Alveolitinae Duncan 1872
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G. †Alveolitella Sokolov 1952
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G. †Alveolites Lamarck 1801
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Alveolites bergeri Iven 1980
Alveolites buchiana King 1850
Alveolites fornicatus Schlueter 1889
Alveolites gruenewaldti von Schauroth 1854
Alveolites lindensis Iven 1980
Alveolites producti Geinitz 1848
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
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G. †Subalveolitella Sokolov 1955
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Subalveolitella majuscula Klaamann 1962
Subalveolitella minuscula Klaamann 1962
Subalveolitella repentina Sokolov 1955
G. †Subalveolites Sokolov 1955
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Subalveolites angustus Chekhovich 1971
Subalveolites callosus Klaamann 1964
Subalveolites eichwaldi Sokolov 1955
Subalveolites elegans Chekhovich 1971
Subalveolites panderi Sokolov 1955
Subalveolites sokolovi Klaamann 1961
Subfm. †Caliaporinae Mironova 1974
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G. †Archypora Chekhovich 1975
G. †Axuolites Sharkova 1963
G. †Caliapora Schlüter 1889
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Caliapora pseudoprimitiva Tyazheva et al. 1976
Caliapora robusta Pradacova 1938
G. †Squameoalveolites Mironova 1969
G. †Subcaliapora Chekhovich 1971
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Subcaliapora magnifica Chekhovich 1971
G. †Microalveolites Leleshus 1972
Subfm. †Natalophyllinae Sokolov 1950
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G. †Natalophyllum Radugin 1938
G. †Scoliopora Lang et al. 1940
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Scoliopora denticulata Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
G. †Tyrganolithes Chernyshev 1951
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Tyrganolithes stellatus Sharkova 1981
G. †Tuvaelites Chekhovich 1971
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 439.00000 to 254.17000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 438.5 Ma

Collections (675 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Kentucky) Alveolites fibrosus, Alveolites louisvillensis, Alveolites undosus (5676)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) Alveolites sp. (100903 111810)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (California) Alveolites sp. (196144 196171 229253 229257 229259) Alveolites sp., Alveolites multilamella (230235)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Australia (New South Wales) Alveolites sp. (25723)
Silurian - Devonian443.8 - 358.9USA (Alaska) Alveolites sp. (100952)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Subalveolites repentina, Subalveolites subulosus, Subalveolites volutus (206543 206560) Subalveolites repentina, Subalveolites subulosus, Subalveolites volutus, Tuvaelites hemisphaericum (206542) Subalveolites subulosus, Subalveolites volutus (206541)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) Alveolites sp. (461 513)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Subalveolites panderi, Subalveolites eichwaldi (78710)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Subalveolites sp. (79512 79514) Subalveolites volutus (79483 79516 79525)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Ohio) Alveolites labechii (13238)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Subalveolites depressus (12557) Subalveolites sp. (12940)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Kentucky) Alveolites labrosus (13194)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Subalveolites repentina (206319)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Subalveolitella repeptina (205660)
Clinton439.0 - 438.0Canada (British Columbia) Planalveolites sp. (5149)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia Subalveolites panderi, Subalveolites eichwaldi, Subalveolitella majuscula (175037)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Lääne) Subalveolites eichwaldi, Subalveolitella minuscula (175071)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Shaanxi) Subalveolites sp. (23249 23250 23251 23252 27909)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Sichuan) Subalveolites sp. (23248 23253 23254)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Russian Federation (Tuva) Subalveolites panderi (78713)