Full reference: S. Bengtson, S. Conway Morris, B. J. Cooper, P. A. Jell, and B. N. Runnegar. 1990. Early Cambrian fossils from South Australia. Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 9:1-364
Parent taxon: Hyolithida according to J. M. Malinky and C.B. Skovsted 2004
See also Brock and Cooper 1993 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aimitus, Aladracina, Altaicornus, Amydaicornus, Anabaricornus, Angusticornidae, Angusticornus, Atdabanithes, Australothecidae, Bolithes, Borealicornus, Brevilabiatus, Carinolithidae, Cavernolites, Crestjahitidae, Decipilites, Doescherina, Emarites, Erraticornus, Firmicornus, Galicornus, Glossolites, Gompholites, Goniocornus, Grantitheca, Hyolithidae, Hyolithina, Ingolitotheca, Insignicornus, Insolitotheca, Jacuticornus, Jacutolitus, Jincelites, Joachimilites, Ketemecornus, Kuonamkicornus, Lathamoserpens, Laticornus, Lenalitus, Lirotheca, Matthevina, Maxilites, Meitanovitus, Nelegerocornidae, Neopauxillites, Nitoricornus, Notabilitus, Oblisicornus, Oxytus, Paracornus, Parakolithes, Parakorilithes, Parentilitidae, Parkula, Patholites, Pauxillites, Pauxillitidae, Planotheca, Rarissimetus, Rodentilites, Similothecidae, Slapylitidae, Tajinella, Tizilites, Tulenicornus, Virgatotheca, Yacutolithuus, Yankongovitus
Subtaxa: Hyptiotheca karraculum
Type: Hyptiotheca karraculum
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (33), Greenland (3)
Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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