Hyolitha - Hyolithida - Crispatellidae
Full reference: J. M. Malinky. 2002. A revision of early to mid Ordovician hyoliths from Sweden. Palaeontology 45(3):511-555
Parent taxon: Hyolithida according to J. M. Malinky 2002
Sister taxa: Aimitus, Aladracina, Altaicornus, Amydaicornus, Anabaricornus, Angusticornus, Atdabanithidae, Australothecidae, Bolithes, Borealicornus, Brevilabiatus, Carinolithidae, Cavernolites, Crestjahitidae, Crestjahitus, 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, Microcornus, Nelegerocornidae, Notabilitus, Oblisicornus, Oxytus, Paracornus, Parakolithes, Parakorilithes, Parentilitidae, Parkula, Patholites, Pauxillites, Pauxillitidae, Rarissimetus, Rodentilites, Similothecidae, Slapylitidae, Tajinella, Tizilites, Tulenicornus, Virgatotheca, Yacutolithuus
Subtaxa: Crispatella Dorsolinevitus Lovenedolithes Stelterella
Type: Crispatella
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (1: Illinois collection)
• Ordovician of Sweden (2)
• Cambrian of China (1), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence