†family Pauxillitidae Marek 1967

Hyolitha - Hyolithida - Pauxillitidae

Full reference: L. Marek. 1967. The class Hyolitha in the Caradoc of Bohemia. Sbornik geologickych ved, Řada Paleontologie 9:51-113

Parent taxon: Hyolithida according to J. M. Malinky 2003

Sister taxa: Aimitus, Aladracina, Altaicornus, Amydaicornus, Anabaricornus, Angusticornidae, Angusticornus, Atdabanithidae, Australothecidae, Bolithes, Borealicornus, Brevilabiatus, Carinolithidae, Cavernolites, Crestjahitidae, Decipilites, Doescherina, Emarites, Erraticornus, Firmicornus, Galicornus, Glossolites, Gompholites, Goniocornus, Grantitheca, Hyolithidae, Hyolithina, Hyptiotheca, Ingolitotheca, Insignicornus, Insolitotheca, Jacuticornus, Jacutolitus, Jincelites, Joachimilites, Ketemecornus, Kuonamkicornus, Lathamoserpens, Laticornus, Lenalitus, Lirotheca, Matthevina, Maxilites, Meitanovitus, Nelegerocornidae, Nitoricornus, Notabilitus, Oblisicornus, Oxytus, Paracornus, Parakolithes, Parakorilithes, Parentilitidae, Parkula, Patholites, Pauxillites, Rarissimetus, Rodentilites, Similothecidae, Slapylitidae, Tajinella, Tizilites, Tulenicornus, Virgatotheca, Yacutolithuus

Subtaxa: Leolites Neopauxillites Recilites

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Ordovician of the Czech Republic (1), Poland (1), the United Kingdom (3)

• Cambrian of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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