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Silurian Heliolitidae (Anthozoa, Tabulata) from the Chaleurs Bay region, Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Graham A. Young  and
James P. A. Noble
Graham A. Young
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England
James P. A. Noble
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5A3, Canada
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Abstract

The Early to Late Silurian sedimentary rocks of the Limestone Point and La Vieille Formations of northern New Brunswick and the Anse à Pierre-Loiselle, La Vieille, and Gascons Formations of the Gaspé Peninsula possess diverse and abundant tabulate coral faunas that include six species of Heliolitidae distributed among Heliolites and Stelliporella. Two species, Heliolites laxus and Heliolites distinctus, are new. A revised concept of the genus Heliolites is proposed. The Heliolitidae from this region show a substantial degree of endemism and are most similar to northern European faunas.

The distribution of individual heliolitid species was under a high degree of facies control. The heliolitids are more restricted in distribution than are other groups of Tabulata in this region and are most abundant in open shelf and carbonate bank facies.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 64 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 44 - 60
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