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Hyolithellus micans

Hyolithelminthida - Hyolithellidae

Taxonomy
Hyolithus micans was named by Billings (1871). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Hyolithellus.

It was recombined as Hyolithes micans by Billings (1871); it was recombined as Hyolithellus micans by Gravestock et al. (2001), Demidenko (2001), Landing et al. (2002), Skovsted (2006), Landing et al. (2008) and Kouchinsky et al. (2017); it was recombined as Discinella micans by Skovsted and Topper (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Hyolithes micans Billings
1871Hyolithus micans Billings p. 215 fig. 3
2001Hyolithellus micans Demidenko p. 94 figs. pl. 9 f. 10
2001Hyolithellus micans Gravestock et al. p. 94 figs. Pl. IX, fig. 10a, b
2002Hyolithellus micans Landing et al. fig. 4.11
2006Hyolithellus micans Skovsted pp. 1100 – 1101 fig. 10.4–10.6
2008Hyolithellus micans Landing et al. p. 901
2017Hyolithellus micans Kouchinsky et al. p. 408
2018Discinella micans Skovsted and Topper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
orderHyolithelminthida(Fischer 1962)
familyHyolithellidae
RankNameAuthor
genusHyolithellus
speciesmicans()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Hyolithellus micans Billings 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Created: 2009-02-26 07:09:36
Modified: 2009-06-11 13:04:06
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Furongian or 525.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (96 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Placentian538.8 - 517.1Canada (Nova Scotia) Hyolithellus micans (86746 86747)
Placentian538.8 - 517.1USA (Massachusetts) Hyolithellus micans (56836)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Hyolithellus micans (10253)
Tommotian - Atdabanian525.5 - 516.0USA (New York) Hyolithellus micans (8235)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Hyolithellus micans (9585)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Hyolithellus micans (49618 96931 97739 97740 97741 97748 97767 97768 97778 97779 97780 97781 97782 97783 97789)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Sweden Hyolithellus micans (87210)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0United Kingdom (England) Hyolithellus micans (79934)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Morocco Hyolithellus micans (80895)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9Antarctica (South Shetland Islands) Hyolithellus micans (49691)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0United Kingdom (England) Hyolithellus micans (79928 79931 79932 79937 79939)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Hyolithellus micans (99495)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Australia (South Australia) Hyolithellus micans (96932 96959 97700 97745 97751 97775 97777)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Morocco Hyolithellus micans (80850)
Lenian516.0 - 510.2Sweden Hyolithellus micans (87122 87123 87124 87183 87184 87186 87187 87213 87214)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Pennsylvania) Hyolithellus micans (97879)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (New York) Hyolithellus micans (78762 78763 78764 78765 78767 171821 203403)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Quebec) Hyolithellus micans (78753 78754 78755)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Greenland Hyolithellus micans (49456 49457 49458 49459 49461 49463 49464 49465 49466 49467 49470 49471 49472 49473 67777 67779 67780 67781 67782 67783 67785 67786 67787 67788 67789 67790 67791 67792 67793 67795 67796 67798 67799 67800)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Labrador) Hyolithellus micans (195907)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Virginia) Hyolithellus micans (195)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Svalbard and Jan Mayen Hyolithellus micans (212582)