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Heliolitina β
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| Rank | order (GBIF) suborder (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitida : Heliolitina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Heliolitina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 456 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Coccoseridicae β superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 153 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Helioliticae β superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 692 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Proporicae β superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 354 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Proheliolitidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 443 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1897 | Heliolitina Frech |
| 1998 | Heliolitina Dixon |
References
| Kiessling W. (2003) Personal data |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
