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Heliolitina

Anthozoa - Heliolitida

Taxonomy
Heliolitina was named by Frech (1897).

It was assigned to Heliolitida by Dixon (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Heliolitina Frech
1998Heliolitina Dixon

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

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. †Heliolitina Frech 1897
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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
G. †Jiangshanolites Lin and Chow
Superfm. †Proporicae Sokolov 1949
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Fm. †Cyrtophyllidae Sokolov 1950
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G. †Cyrtophyllum Lindström 1882
G. †Karagemia Dzyubo 1960
G. †Rhaphidophyllum Lindström 1882
Fm. †Plasmoporellidae Kovalevskiy 1964
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G. †Acdalopora Bondarenko 1958
G. †Camptolithus Lindström 1899
G. †Mcleodea Flower and Duncan 1975
G. †Neowormsipora Lin and Chow 1977
G. †Plasmoporella Kiaer 1899
G. †Proporella Leleshus 1975
Fm. †Plasmoporidae Sardeson 1896
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G. †Eolaminoplasma Bondarenko 1963
G. †Laminoplasma Bondarenko 1963
G. †Liscombea Ross 1961
G. †Plasmopora Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
G. †Squameolites Bondarenko 1963
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Squameolites junggarensis Lin and Wang 1981
G. †Visbylites Bondarenko 1963
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Visbylites stella Lindström 1899
Fm. †Proheliolitidae Kiaer 1899
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G. †Avicenia Leleshus 1974
G. †Kiaerolites Bondarenko 1977
G. †Proheliolites Kiaer 1897
G. †Protoheliolites Bondarenko 1977
G. †Schmidtilites Bondarenko 1978
Fm. †Proporidae Sokolov 1949
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G. †Acdalina Leleshus and Ospanova 1979
G. †Baitalites Chekhovich 1977
G. †Diploepora Quenstedt 1879
G. †Ducdonia Leleshus 1974
G. †Helenolites Chekhovich 1977
G. †Innapora Leleshus 1974
G. †Koreanopora Ozaki 1934
G. †Leleshusia Doweld 2015
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Leleshusia granulosa Bondarenko 1958
Leleshusia kiaeri Sokolov 1955
Leleshusia minor Ivanov 1955
Leleshusia pura Kovalevsky 1972
Leleshusia typylensis Ivanov 1950
Invalid names: Granulina Leleshus 1975 [replaced]
G. †Propora Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
G. †Rotalites Leleshus 1974
G. †Thaumatolites Yanet 1955
Fm. †Sibiriolitidae Lin 1977
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G. †Mongoliolites Bondarenko and Minzhin 1977
G. †Sibiriolitella Bondarenko 1977
G. †Sibiriolites Sokolov 1955
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Sibiriolites sibiricus 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 Llanvirn to the top of the Middle Famennian or 466.00000 to 364.70000 Ma

Collections (621 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)
Llanvirn466.0 - 460.9China (XinJiang) Jiangshanolites sp. (20805)
Gisbornian - Harnagian460.9 - 455.8Australia (New South Wales) Heliolites sp. (2717) Heliolites sp., Plasmoporella sp., Propora sp. (2750) Heliolites sp., Propora sp. (2714 2715) Plasmoporella sp., Propora sp. (2718) Propora sp. (2703)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Cyrtophyllum sp. (9298)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5Russian Federation Cyrtophyllum sp., Karagemia altaica, Proheliolites sp., Sibiriolites sp., Stelliporella sp., Wormsipora karasuensis (78801)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Cyrtophyllum sp. (79492) Cyrtophyllum sp., Sibiriolites septentrionalis (79550)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5China Heliolites sp. (91572)
Caradocian460.9 - 449.5China (Shaanxi) Neowormsipora taoqupoensis, Plasmoporella taoqupoensis (80679)
Chatfieldian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Plasmopora lambii (185265 185268)
Chatfieldian - Edenian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Nunavut) Plasmopora lambei, Plasmopora pattersoni (24116)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Morocco Heliolites porosus (227026) Heliolites sp., Heliolites barrandei, Heliolites porosus (74491)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Hunan) Heliolites porosus (80272)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) Heliolites porosus (84384 84385)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Heliolites porosa (81020 81022) Heliolites sp. (81014)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany Heliolites porosus (36684 36685)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Poland Heliolites porosus (82692 82740 83220)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Heliolites sp. (77744)
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)