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Alveolitidae β
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Alveolitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Alveolitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Alveolitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 439 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Alveolitinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 777 | 443 Ma Silurian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Caliaporinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 105 | 427 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Natalophyllinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 118 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Alveolitella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Alveolites β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 523 | 443 Ma Silurian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Caliapora β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 68 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Microalveolites β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Planalveolites β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 439 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Spongioalveolites β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Squameoalveolites β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Subalveolitella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 441 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Subalveolites β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 88 | 443 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Subcaliapora β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Tuvaelites β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 443 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Tyrganolithes β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1872 | Alveolitidae Duncan |
| 1964 | Alveolitidae Klaamann |
| 1985 | Alveolitidae Murray |
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!
