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Alveolites bilsteinensis

Anthozoa - Favositida - Alveolitidae

Taxonomy
Alveolites bilsteinensis was named by Iven (1980). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Bilstein, Rhenish Massif, which is in an Eifelian perireef or subreef limestone in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Alveolites bilsteinensis Iven

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderAlveolitinaSokolov 1950
familyAlveolitidaeDuncan 1872
subfamilyAlveolitinaeDuncan 1872
genusAlveolitesLamarck 1801
speciesbilsteinensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Eifelian or 388.10000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Alveolites bilsteinensis (type locality: 78405 82481)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Alveolites bilsteinensis (82477)