†Spirodentalium walcotti Howell 1946
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Alternative combinations: Hyolithes walcotti, Macluritella walcotti
Synonym: Hyolithes curvatus Walcott 1890 [replaced name]
Full reference: B. F. Howell. 1946. New name for homonym species of Cambrian Hyolithidae. Journal of Paleontology 20(1):71-71
Belongs to Spirodentalium according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Howell 1946, Walcott 1890 and Yochelson and Stinchcomb 1987
Sister taxon: Spirodentalium osceola
Type specimens:
- Spirodentalium walcotti: USNM 23851, a shell
- Hyolithes curvatus: Its type locality is Loc. 88. 7 miles north Bennetts Spring, Highland Range, which is in a Trempealeauan carbonate limestone in Nevada.
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (2: Missouri, Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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