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Sulcavitus caelatus

Hyolithida - Sulcavitidae

Taxonomy
Hyolithus caelatus was named by Holm (1893). Its type specimen is SGU 5180 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hälludden, Lower Asaphus Lst., which is in a Kunda marine limestone in the Öland C Formation of Sweden.

It was recombined as Sulcavitus caelatus by Syssoiev (1958) and Malinky (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Hyolithus caelatus Holm p. 79 figs. pl. 6, figs 18±20
1958Sulcavitus caelatus Syssoiev p. 188 figs. pl. 5, fig. 8a-c
2002Sulcavitus caelatus Malinky pp. 540 - 541 figs. Plate 4, figures 10±14; Text-figure 3L

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
suborderHyolithinaMathew 1899
familySulcavitidae
genusSulcavitusSyssoiev 1958
speciescaelatus()

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.

†Sulcavitus caelatus Holm 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-06-11 20:01:47
Modified: 2009-06-11 22:01:47
Source: f = family, o = order, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kunda or 469.20000 to 464.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden Hyolithus caelatus (type locality: 167625)