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Heliolites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitidae : Heliolites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitida : Heliolitidae : Heliolites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Heliolites Dana, 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Wilkes, U.S. Exped., Zooph. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Heliolites asiaeminoris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliolites baltica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliolites barrandei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 433 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Heliolites interstinctus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliolites murchisoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliolites occidentales species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliolites parvistella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliolites porosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 50 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Heliolites spongiosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliolites subdecipiens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliolites subtubulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliolites tennesseensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliolites werneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1846 | Heliolites Dana |
| 1998 | Heliolites Dixon |
| 2002 | Heliolites Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
