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Hyolithellidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Hyolithellidae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hyolithelminthida : Hyolithellidae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Hyolithellidae | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Hyolithelminthida) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hyolithelminthida) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hyolithelminthida) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Hyolithelminthida) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. D. Walcott. 1886. Second contribution to the studies on the Cambrian faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 30:1-365 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Barella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hexagonellus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 325 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Pseudorthotheca ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 28 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1886 | Hyolithellidae Walcott |
| 1962 | Hyolithellidae Fisher p. 132 |
| 2006 | Hyolithellidae Skovsted p. 1100 |
| 2008 | Hyolithellidae Landing et al. p. 901 |
| 2010 | Hyolithellidae Parkhaev and Demidenko p. 941 |
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!
