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Alveolitinae ✝
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| Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Alveolitidae : Alveolitinae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | J. W. Murray. 1985. Atlas of invertebrate macrofossils. The Palaeontological Association (Longman) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Alveolitella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Alveolites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 523 | 443 Ma Silurian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Crassialveolites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 88 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Grandalveolites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Kitakamiia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 426 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Planalveolites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 439 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Scharkovaelites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Spongioalveolites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Subalveolitella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 441 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Subalveolites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 88 | 443 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1872 | Alveolitinae Duncan |
| 1985 | Alveolitinae Murray p. 34 |
References
| Murray J. W. (1985) Atlas of invertebrate macrofossils, The Palaeontological Association (Longman), 1-241 |
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!
