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Hyolithellus ✝
| Description | Hyolithellus is a conical tubular fossil from the Cambrian, originally considered a hyolith but since has been reinterpreted (tentatively) as an annelid worm. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyolithellus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Hyolithellidae : Hyolithellus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hyolithelminthida : Hyolithellidae : Hyolithellus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Hyolithellus Billings, 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Epifaunal (McKerrow, 1979). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Hyolithelminthida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Billings. 1872. On some fossils from the primordial rocks of Newfoundland. Canadian Naturalist and Quarterly Journal of Science 6:465-479 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyolithellus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hyolithellus decorus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus filiformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 19 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus grandis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus hectori species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hyolithellus insolitus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus isiticus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus micans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 96 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus papillatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus rectus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus sinuosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus tardus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hyolithellus tenuis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus vitricus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithellus vladimirovae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 42 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hyolithus micans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhabdochites scissus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1872 | Hyolithellus Billings |
| 1962 | Hyolithellus Fisher p. 132 |
| 1969 | Hyolithellus Rozanov et al. p. 177 |
| 2002 | Hyolithellus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Rhabdochites Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Hyolithellus Wrona p. 46 |
| 2006 | Hyolithellus Skovsted p. 1100 |
| 2008 | Hyolithellus Landing et al. p. 901 |
| 2010 | Hyolithellus 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!
