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Proheliolitidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitina : Proheliolitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitida : Proheliolitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Proheliolitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 443 - 441 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | D. Hill. 1981. Rugosa and Tabulata. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1(F) |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Avicenia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Kiaerolites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Proheliolites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Protoheliolites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Schmidtilites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1899 | Proheliolitidae Kiaer |
| 1967 | Proheliolitidae Norford |
| 1981 | Proheliolitidae Hill |
References
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!
