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Neopauxillites terranovicus

Hyolithida - Pauxillitidae

Taxonomy
Hyolithes terranovicus was named by Walcott (1890). Its type specimen is USNM 18319 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Neopauxillites terranovicus by Malinky (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Hyolithes terranovicus Walcott pp. 37 - 38
1989Neopauxillites terranovicus Malinky p. 314

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
familyPauxillitidae
genusNeopauxillites
speciesterranovicus()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:29:52
Modified: 2007-09-19 11:23:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Branchian or 517.10000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Branchian517.1 - 509.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Hyolithes terranovicus (99495)