BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Hyolithelminthida ✝
| Source Data |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hyolithelminthida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 345 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Hyolithelminthida) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hyolithelminthida) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hyolithelminthida) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Surficial or semi-infaunal, non-motile unattached, suspension feeder according to Bambach et al (2007); data from Bengston (1990). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Hyolithelminthida) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Wrona. 2004. Cambrian microfossils from glacial erratics of King George Island, Antarctica. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49:13-56 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyolithellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 355 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Torellellidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 165 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Beklemishevites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Byronia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ivanovites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Koksuja ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Phosphannulus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 25 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Sokolovites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Thorslundella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Torellelloides ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Hyolithelminthes Fischer p. W130 |
| 1989 | Hyolithelminthes Bergström |
| 2002 | Hyolithelminthes Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Hyolithelminthida Wrona p. 34 |
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!
