Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Lichenariida

Anthozoa - Lichenariida

Taxonomy
Lichenariida was named by Murray (1985).

It was assigned to Tabulata by Murray (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Lichenariida Murray

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderLichenariida
orderLichenariida

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.

Or. †Lichenariida Murray 1985
show all | hide all
Fm. †Lichenariidae Okulitch 1936
hide
G. †Lichenaria Winchell and Schuchert 1895
hide
†Lichenaria goodrichi Hall 1963
†Lichenaria sisyphi Pestana 1960
†Lichenaria typa Winchell and Schuchert 1895
Fm. †Lyoporidae Kiaer 1930
hide
Subfm. †Lyoporinae Kiaer 1930
hide
G. †Baikitolites Sokolov 1955
G. †Eofletcheria Bassler 1950
+
†Eofletcheria incerta Billings 1859
†Eofletcheria orvikui Sokolov 1951
†Eofletcheria sculpta Khayznikova 1989
G. †Lyopora Nicholson and Etheridge 1878
+
†Lyopora favosa McCoy 1850
†Lyopora goldfussi Billings 1858
†Lyopora tulaensis Sokolov 1951
G. †Nyctopora Nicholson 1879
+
†Nyctopora multa Volkova et al. 1978
†Nyctopora mutabilis Flower 1961
†Nyctopora nondescripta Flower 1961
†Nyctopora vantuyli Bassler 1950
G. †Reuschia Kiaer 1930
+
†Reuschia aperta Kiaer 1930
G. †Septentrionites Preobrazhenskiy 1965
G. †Trabeculites Flower 1961
+
†Trabeculites keithae Flower 1961
G. †Transitolites Bondarenko and Minzhin 1977
G. †Vacuopora Sokolov and Tesakov 1963
+
†Vacuopora kaljoi Klaamann 1966
Invalid names: Eofletcherinae Sokolov 1955 [empty]
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 Gasconadian to the top of the Raikkula or 485.40000 to 438.80000 Ma

Collections (174 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Texas) Lichenaria sp. (271)
Canadian485.4 - 457.3USA (Maryland) Lichenaria sp. (285)
Canadian485.4 - 457.3USA (Virginia) Lichenaria sp. (80573)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Lichenaria sp. (104407)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Virginia) Lichenaria sp. (6986)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (California) Eofletcheria sp. (196194)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Ontario) Columnaria incerta (172201)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Eofletcheria incerta (80831) Eofletcheria sp. (422 435 175234 175240) Lichenaria sp. (45290) Lichenaria sp., Eofletcheria incerta (45281)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Lichenaria heroensis (80819) Lichenaria sp. (80820) Nyctopora vantuyli (172818)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Utah) Eofletcheria sp. (104065)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Eofletcheria sp. (423 104298 104389) Lichenaria sp. (104299 104303 104388 104390 104406 104531)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) Eofletcheria sp. (104635) Lichenaria sp. (104345)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8USA (Georgia) Lichenaria sp. (33332 33333 33334 33335)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8USA (Alaska) Reuschia sp. (100873 100876 100877)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) Eofletcheria sp., Lichenaria sp., Nyctopora sp. (2708) Eofletcheria sp., Nyctopora sp. (2703) Lichenaria sp. (2714) Nyctopora sp. (2706 2715 2716)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) Lichenaria sp. (8540)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Norway Eofletcheria sp., Lyopora sp. (3251)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Kazakhstan Lichenaria sp. (80224)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China Lichenaria sp. (226151)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Eofletcheria mironovae (205559) Nyctopora elandiensis, Nyctopora denticulate, Nyctopora nicholsoni (205386)
Soudleyan - Actonian458.4 - 453.0Norway Eofletcheria sp., Lyopora sp. (34843 34844)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Lichenaria sp., Nyctopora sp. (80005)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Russian Federation Eofletcheria sp., Lyopora gloria, Lyopora sp., Nyctopora billingsi, Nyctopora virgihiana, Vacuopora prisca (78800) Eofletcheria sp., Nyctopora billingsi, Nyctopora virgihiana, Reuschia sokolovi, Reuschia sp. (78801) Lichenaria sp. (24016)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Eofletcheria sp., Lyopora sp. (45282)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Lichenaria carterensis (34224 34235 34237 34241 34243 34244 34245 34246)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Nyctopora nicholsoni, Vacuopora prisca, Vacuopora sp. (79551)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (California) Lichenaria carterensis (219306)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.4 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) Lichenaria sp., Lyopora sp., Nyctopora sp. (2685)
Sandbian - Katian458.4 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Nyctopora nicholsoni (206485)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Alaska) Trabeculites sp. (100871)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.4 - 443.7China (XinJiang) Nyctopora sp. (20785)
Late/Upper Ordovician - Llandovery458.4 - 433.4USA (Alaska) Trabeculites sp. (100905)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Lichenaria typa (175724)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Lichenaria sp., Lichenaria coboconkensis (26175 26188 26191)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Kentucky) Nyctopora sp. (100128)
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Québec) Lichenaria sp. (27235)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Lichenaria typa (55999)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Lichenaria typa (26192)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Lichenaria typa (172817)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Lichenaria carterensis (5333)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Lichenaria grandis, Lichenaria globularis, Lichenaria parva (5351)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (California) Eofletcheria kearsargensis (219340) Lichenaria goodrichi (219389) Lichenaria heroensis (219335)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Nyctopora sp. (26945)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (XinJiang) Eofletcheria sp., Nyctopora sp. (8579)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia (Vasalemma) Eofletcheria sp. (188570)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Langesund - Gjerpen) Eofletcheria irregularis (164366 164367)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Toten) Eofletcheria subparallela (164411)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway Eofletcheria subparallela, Liopora favosa, Nyctopora parvotubulata (164400) Liopora favosa (164414) Nyctopora parvotubulata (164424)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Nes-Hamar) Eofletcheria subparallela, Liopora favosa (164008)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Estonia Eofletcheria orvikui, Lyopora tulaensis (166047) Lyopora tulaensis (175127)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Estonia (Harju) Eofletcheria orvikui, Lyopora tulaensis (175130)
Onnian453.0 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) Eofletcheria sp. (26238)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Zhejiang ) Eofletcheria sp. (153816)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Eofletcheria kovalevskyi, Eofletcheria sokolovi, Nyctopora asratkanensis, Nyctopora altaica, Nyctopora sp. (205626) Eofletcheria kovalevskyi, Lyopora altaica, Nyctopora tchakyrensis, Nyctopora altaica (205627)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Mongolia (Bayanhongor) Transitolites hongorensis (170488) Transitolites transitus (79589)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Nyctopora dietkensis, Nyctopora elandiensis (205662)
Eastonian - Marshbrookian452.7 - 454.0Australia (New South Wales) Eofletcheria sp. (2720)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Eofletcheria sp. (2699 2700 2725 2727) Eofletcheria sp., Nyctopora sp. (2648 2707 2754) Nyctopora sp. (2647 2701 2752)
Eastonian - Onnian452.7 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) Eofletcheria sp. 1, Eofletcheria sp. 2, Lichenaria sp. (2686)
Eastonian - Onnian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Nyctopora sp. (2723)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Liopora favosa (164412)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Texas) Nyctopora mutabilis, Trabeculites keithae (80618)
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Nyctopora foerstei, Nyctopora mackenziei (13657)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Texas) Nyctopora nondescripta (80617)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Nyctopora mackenziei (23009)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Nyctopora sp. (360) Trabeculites manitobensis (169387)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Lyopora goldfussi (173014 173116 173145 173146)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Lyopora sp. A aff. franklini (188769) Nyctopora sp. A (188770)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Nevada) Nyctopora sp. (78053)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Lyopora goldfussi (173168)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Lyopora goldfussi (26333)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Lyopora sp. (392 393 394)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Nyctopora sp. (37469)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) Lyopora churchillensis (23026) Lyopora manitobensis (23011 23018 23031 23037) Lyopora manitobensis, Lyopora churchillensis (23023 23024)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Zhejiang) Eofletcheria minima (80684)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Michigan) Lyopora goldfussi (26331)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (GanSu) Nyctopora sp. (8559)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (XinJiang) Eofletcheria sp., Nyctopora sp., Reuschia sp. (20790)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation Baikitolites sp., Lyopora altaica, Lyopora minima, Nyctopora sp., Reuschia sokolovi (78802)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Baikitolites sp., Vacuopora prisca (79494) Eofletcheria sculpta (79409) Lyopora coxi (79449) Lyopora sp., Nyctopora billingsi (79562) Lyopora sp., Nyctopora sp. (79435) Nyctopora billingsi (79559 79560) Nyctopora denticulata, Nyctopora sp. (79565) Nyctopora gungaensis (79437) Nyctopora multa (79500 79552) Nyctopora nicholsoni (79499 79501 79553 79563 79564) Nyctopora sp. (79438)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation (Chukotka) Lyopora hyperborea, Nyctopora gunguensis (80675)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Jiangxi) Eofletcheria minima (80683) Eofletcheria sp. (80141)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Ningxia) Reuschia sp. (8544)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Henan) Lyopora bianata (36575)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) Reuschia sp. (12938)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Nyctopora sp. (79566)
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia (Lääne) Vacuopora kaljoi (175082)