Order HELIOLITIDA, Upper Ordovician - Middle Devonian. Corallites are separated with coenenchymal tissue (tubules, dissepiments) but not in some Halysitinae and the number of septa or septal spines is 12. They are devided into suborders Heliolitina (Fig. 3) ja Halysitina (Fig. 4).
Superorder
Heliolitoidea Frech, 1897
Order HELIOLITIDA
Taxon overview
Selection of related publications
Vinn, O., Wilson, M., Holmer, L. E., Ernst, A., Tinn, O., Toom, U. 2022. Diverse endobiotic symbiont fauna from the late Katian (Late Ordovician) of Estonia. Palaeontologia Electronica 25, 3, 1-13. DOI:10.26879/1232
Vinn, O., Liang, K., Toom, U. 2017. Endobiotic rugose coral symbionts in Silurian tabulate corals from Estonia (Baltica). Palaios 32, 3, 158-165. DOI:10.2110/palo.2016.084
Liang, K., Lee, D.-J., Elias, R. J., Pärnaste, H., Mõtus, M.-A. 2013. Growth characteristics of Protoheliolites norvegicus (Tabulata; Upper Ordovician; Estonia). Palaeontology 56, 4, 867-891. DOI:10.1111/pala.12022
Mõtus, M., Zaika, Y. 2012. The oldest heliolitids from the early Katian of the East Baltic region. GFF 134, 3, 225-234. DOI:10.1080/11035897.2012.721805
Vinn, O., Mõtus, M.-A. 2012. New endobiotic cornulitid and Cornulites sp. aff. Cornulites celatus (Cornulitida, Tentaculita) from the Katian of Vormsi Island, Estonia. GFF 134, 1, 3-6. DOI:10.1080/11035897.2011.647067
Vinn, O., Mõtus, M. 2012. Diverse early endobiotic coral symbiont assemblage from the Katian (Late Ordovician) of Baltica. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 321-322, 137-141. DOI:10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.01.028
Vinn, O., Wilson, M. A. 2012. Epi- and endobionts on the late Silurian (early Pridoli) stromatoporoids from the Saaremaa Island, Estonia. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 82, 3, 195-200.
Mõtus, M.-A., Vinn, O. 2009. The worm endosymbionts in tabulate corals from the Silurian of Podolia, Ukraine. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 58, 3, 185-192. DOI:10.3176/earth.2009.3.03
Vinn, O., Mõtus, M. 2008. The earliest endosymbiotic mineralized tubeworms from the Silurian of Podolia, Ukraine. Journal of Paleontology 82, 2, 409-414. DOI:10.1666/07-056.1
Mõtus, M.-A., Hints, O. (eds) 2007. 10th International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria and Porifera. Excursion B2: Lower Paleozoic geology and corals of Estonia. Excursion Guidebook. pp. 1-64. Institute of Geology at Tallinn University of Technology.
Mõtus, M.-A. 2006. Intraspecific variation in Wenlock tabulate corals from Saaremaa (Estonia) and its taxonomic implications. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Geology 55, 1, 24-42. DOI:10.3176/geol.2006.1.02
Young, G. A., Kershaw, S. 2005. Classification and controls of internal banding in Palaeozoic stromatoporoids and colonial corals. Palaeontology 48, 3, 623-651. DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00480.x
Jeppsson, L., Calner, M., Eriksson, M. 2005. Locality descriptions. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning, Rapporter och Meddelanden 121, 22-47.
Mõtus, M.-A. 2004. Tabulate corals from the Lower Silurian of Jämtland (Sweden). GFF 126, 4, 339-352. DOI:10.1080/11035890401264339
Dixon, O. A. 1996. Heliolitine corals of the upper Douro Formation (upper Silurian), Canadian Arctic Islands. Journal of Paleontology 70, 5, 718-740. DOI:10.1017/S0022336000023787
Bondarenko, O. B. 1992. Sistema geliolitoidei [The system of heliolitoids]. pp. 1-205. Moskovskoe Obŝestvo Ispytateli Prirody.
Serezhnikova, E. A. 1992. New Heliolitoidea from the lower Silurian of Central Kazakhstan. Paleontologicheski Zhurnal 1992, 1, 19-26.
Young, G. A., Scrutton, C. T. 1991. Growth form in Silurian heliolitid corals: the influence of genetics and environment. Paleobiology 17, 4, 369-387. DOI:10.1017/S009483730001071X
Neuman, B. E. E., Kershaw, S. 1991. VI International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria including Archaeocyatha and Porifera. Pre-Symposium excursion A1 Gotland/Sweden. pp. 1-111. University of Bergen.
Bondarenko, O. B., Gataulina, G. M. 1986. Reviziâ geliolitoidej kollekcii È. J. Èjhval"da [Ревизия гелиолитоидей коллекции Э. Й. Эйхвалъда]. Voprosy paleontologii 9, 5-17.
Bondarenko, O. B. 1985. Variation and morphogenesis in the Upper Silurian heliolitoids Paraheliolites and Pachyhelioplasma, from the Podolian Dnestr River region. Paleontologicheski Zhurnal 1985, 2, 22-30.
Klaamann, E. 1984. Heliolitidis in the East Baltic Late Silurian coral communities. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Геология 33, 2, 63-69. DOI:10.3176/geol.1984.2.04
Sokolov, B. S., Tesakov, J. I. 1984. Populâcionnyj, biocenotičeskij i biostratigrafičeskij analiz tabulât. Podol'skaâ model' [Популяционный, биоценотический и биостратиграфический анализ табулят. Подольская модель]. pp. 1-140. Nauka.
Bondarenko, O. B. 1983. Geliolitidy verhnego ordovika ûgo-vostočnoj Latvii. Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 58, 6, 136-146.
Klaamann, E. 1983. The Tabulate corals of Jaani and Jaagarahu Stages (Wenlockian, Estonia) and their Biozones. Lower Paleozoic paleontology of Baltics and Podolia, pp. 3-40. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituut.
Bondarenko, O. B. 1982. Geliolitidy verhnego ordovika iz skvažin Belorussi. Moscow University Geology Bulletin 4, 35-42.
Hill, D. 1981. Rugosa and Tabulata. Volume 1. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part F. Coelenterata. Supplement 1, pp. F1-F378. he Geological Society of America and The University of Kansas.
Bondarenko, O. B., Minshin, C. 1981. Izmenchivost' i morfogenez pozdneordovikskih korallov Propora speciosa. Paleontologicheski Zhurnal 1981, 1, 10-20.
Nestor, H. 1981. The relationships between stromatoporoids and heliolitids. Lethaia 14, 1, 21-25. DOI:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1981.tb01069.x
Stel, J. H., de Coo, J. C. M. 1977. The Silurian Upper Burgsvik and Lower Hamra-Sundre Beds, Gotland. Scripta Geologica 44, 1-43.
Bondarenko, O. B. 1977. Development trends and systematics of the Late Ordovician tabulate coral Proheliolitidae. Paleontologicheski Zhurnal 1977, 4, 34-46.
Bondarenko, O. B. 1971. The Volume of the New Family Stelliporellidae (Heliolitida). Paleozoic Tabulata and Heliolitoidea of the USSR, pp. 166-178. Nauka.
Klaamann, E. 1971. Über einige Korallen aus der Bohrung von File Haidar (Gotland, Schweden). Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Геология 20, 1, 73-77. DOI:10.3176/chem.geol.1971.1.12
Kaljo, D., Klaamann, E. 1965. The fauna of the Portrane limestone, III. The Corals. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 10, 11, 413-434.
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List of species
2. Acidolites bersiniensis Bondarenko, 1983 | Katian
3. Acidolites insequens Bondarenko, 1983 | Hirnantian
4. Acidolites lateseptatus (Lindström, 1899) | Juuru Stage
5. Acidolites medialis Bondarenko, 1982 | Vormsi Stage
6. Acidolites schmidti (Sokolov, 1955) | Vormsi Stage
7. Acidolites tumulosus (Hill, 1953) | Katian
8. Cosmiolithus halysitoides Lindström, 1899 | Wenlock
11. Diploepora ramosa (Kiaer, 1899) | Katian
12. Eolaminoplasma rosa (Lindström, 1899) | Ludlow
13. Heliolites baltica (Klaamann, 1984) | Ludlow
16. Heliolites megastoma (McCoy, 1846) | Homerian
18. Heliolites subdecipiens Klaamann, 1984 | Ludlow
19. Kiaerolites kalstadensis Bondarenko, 1977 | Upper Ordovician
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Classification
| Organism group | Biota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum | Anthozoa |
| Subclass | Tabulata |
| Superorder | Heliolitoidea |
| Suborder | Heliolitina |
| Order | Auloporida |
| Favositida | |
| Halysitida | |
| Sarcinulida | |
| Tetradiida |
See also