Hyolitha - Orthothecida

Parent taxon: Orthothecida according to J.M. Malinky and P.R. Racheboeuf 2011

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aldanothecidae, Allathecidae, Ancheilotheca, Brevitheca, Bucanotheca, Carinitheca, Chelsonella, Circothecidae, Cupitheca, Curtitheca, Ebianotheca, Eogloborilus, 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: Bolitheca steinmanni

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Copacabana de Andamarca section, west of Poopó Lake (Devonian of Bolivia)

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