Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Hysterolites

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae

Taxonomy
Hysterolites was named by von Schlotheim (1820) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi-u D Sieg-l Sepkoski's reference number: 25,538]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Hysterolitinae, Hysterolitidae.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hysterolitinae by Johnson (1995), Williams et al. (2006).

Species
H. piger, H. pinguis, H. tritus
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. hystericus, H. nerei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Hysterolites von Schlotheim
1995Hysterolites Johnson p. 198
2002Hysterolites Sepkoski
2006Hysterolites Williams et al. p. 1830

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyHysterolitidaeTermier and Termier 1949
subfamilyHysterolitinaeTermier and Termier 1949
genusHysterolites

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Hysterolites von Schlotheim 1820
show all | hide all
†Hysterolites piger Talent 1963
†Hysterolites pinguis Talent 1963
†Hysterolites tritus Talent 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Emsian or 425.00000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Australia (Victoria) H. lilydalensis (25653)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (Victoria) H. lilydalensis (7196)
Helderbergian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) H. lilydalensis (25651)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Vietnam H. wangi (83240 83290 83318) H. wangi, H. sp. (83247)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (New York) H. perimele (75469) H. sp. (75466 75470)
Helderbergian - Emsian419.62 - 393.47Austria H. sp. (26203)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) H. n. sp. (75676 75678) H. piger (75681 75682 75687) H. sp. A (75673) H. sp. B (75677) H. sp. C (75707) H. sp. D (75693) H. sp. E (75704) H. sp. F (75701) H. sp. G (75702) H. sp. H (75679) H. spp. (25720) H. titus, H. sp. C (75714) H. tritus (75713)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62France (Mayenne) H. korneri (6089 6092 6107 6111)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Germany (Eifel) H. hystericus (24385 24388 24392 24619)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Spain (Aragon) H. crassicosta, H. sp. (40400)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia H. pinguis (75686)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62France (Finistere) H. gandii (6180 6188 6191 6193)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Chelyabinskaya Oblast) H. nerei (81663)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Prague) H. nerei (12071)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Moravia) H. hystericus (25092 25099)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62United Kingdom (England) H. hystericus (3701)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) H. nerei (81750)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam H. sp., H. wangi (83248) H. wangi (83241 83291)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Spain (Palencia) H. hystericus (40348)
Siegen - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Saudi Arabia H. hystericus (69212)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) H. sp. (39886 39887 39888 39889)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Germany (Hessen) H. arduennensis (38351) H. arduennensis, H. carinatus (38349)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (Queensland) H. sp. (7192)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Germany (Niedersachsen) H. arduennensis (38350)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) H. sp. (164793 164816 164818) H. sp. A (164828) H. wide, multiplicate sp. (164820)