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Hyolithes gibbosus

Hyolithida - Hyolithidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Hyolithes gibbosus Hall and Whitfield p. 242 figs. pl. 11 f. 1-3
1873Hyolithes gibbosus Hall and Whitfield
1912Hyolithes gibbosus Walcott pp. 265-266 figs. pl. 43 f. 5-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
familyHyolithidaeNicholson 1889
genusHyolithes
speciesgibbosus

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.

Hyolithes gibbosus Hall and Whitfield 1872
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-02-26 06:41:12
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:15:18
Source: g = genus, o = order, p = phylum
References: d'Eichwald 1840, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Trempealeauan or 490.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (New York) Hyolithes gibbosus (74542 74543)