Hyolitha - Orthothecida

Full reference: Y. Qian. 1977. Hyolitha and some problematica from the Lower Cambrian Meishucun Stage in Central and SW China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 16(2):255-278

Parent taxon: Orthothecida according to Y. Qian 1977

Sister taxa: Aldanothecidae, Allathecidae, Ancheilotheca, Bolitheca, Brevitheca, Bucanotheca, Carinitheca, Chelsonella, Circothecidae, Cupitheca, Curtitheca, Ebianotheca, Eonovitatus, Girvanolithes, Gracilithecidae, Grandicornus, Hexitheca, Inflaticornus, Isititheca, Khetatheca, Kotuyitheca, Lophotheca, Minitheca, Mooritheca, Neobactrotheca, Nikatheca, Novitatidae, Orthothecidae, Panitheca, Paragloborilus, Petasotheca, Plicitheca, Probactrotheca, Renitheca, Sysoievia, Tchuranitheca, Tetratheca, Tetrathecidae, Triplicatellidae, Turcutheca

Subtaxa: Eogloborilus pyriformis

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Type: Eogloborilus pyriformis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shibei, upper bed (Cambrian of China)

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