Tullimonstrum Richardson 1966 (vertebrate)

Petromyzontida

Synonym: Nemavermes Schram 1973

Full reference: E. S. Richardson. 1966. Wormlike fossils from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois. Science 151(3706):75-76

Parent taxon: Petromyzontida according to V. E. McCoy et al. 2016

See also Clements et al. 2016, McCoy et al. 2023, Poinar 2011, Schram 1973, Schram 1979 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Gilpichthyidae, Pipisciidae, Petromyzontiformes

Subtaxa: Tullimonstrum gregarium

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Type: Tullimonstrum gregarium

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (3: Illinois collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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