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Heliolitidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitida : Heliolitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Heliolitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Coccoserinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coccoseris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Dnestrites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 423 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Esthonia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Heliolites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 518 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Helioplasma ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 423 Ma Silurian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Helioplasmolites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 443 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Ningqiangolites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 439 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Okopites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 426 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Pachycanalicula ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Paeckelmannopora ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Saaremolites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1876 | Heliolitidae Lindström |
| 1953 | Heliolitidae Hill |
| 1981 | Heliolitidae Hill |
| 1998 | Heliolitidae Dixon |
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!
