Hyolitha - Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
Alternative combination: Theca primordialis
Belongs to Hyolithes according to C. D. Walcott 1884
See also White 1874
Sister taxa: Hyolithes (Pharetrella), Hyolithes aclis, Hyolithes acutus, Hyolithes aliger, Hyolithes americanus, Hyolithes amosi, Hyolithes aplatus, Hyolithes asteroideus, Hyolithes cariniferus, Hyolithes columbanus, Hyolithes conularioides, Hyolithes daphnis, Hyolithes delia, Hyolithes dorbignyi, Hyolithes endoi, Hyolithes exilis, Hyolithes fuchouensis, Hyolithes gibbosus, Hyolithes girvanensis, Hyolithes hathewayi, Hyolithes immemor, Hyolithes kuantungensis, Hyolithes mantouensis, Hyolithes minutissimus, Hyolithes multicinctus, Hyolithes multipunctatus, Hyolithes obesus, Hyolithes ornatellus, Hyolithes paishanensis, Hyolithes penkillensis, Hyolithes sondai, Hyolithes sonora, Hyolithes tenuis, Hyolithes vanuxemi, Hyolithes wanneri, Hyolithus (Hyolithus), Hyolithus mimicus, Hyolithus pallidus, Theca richteri
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (10: Montana, Wyoming collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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