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Sulcavitus

Hyolithida - Sulcavitidae

Taxonomy
Sulcavitus was named by Syssoiev (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda O l Sepkoski's reference number: 1,1006].

It was assigned to Sulcavitidae by Fisher (1962) and Malinky (2002); and to Hyolithida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Sulcavitus Syssoiev
1962Sulcavitus Fisher p. 127
2002Sulcavitus Malinky p. 540
2002Sulcavitus Sepkoski

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

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. †Sulcavitus Syssoiev 1958
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Sulcavitus caelatus Holm 1893
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. M. Malinky 2002Hyolithid having gently dipping ¯anks on dorsum with broad, shallow longitudinal furrow in middle of dorsum; furrow rounded on bottom and narrowing toward apex; dorsum and venter in¯ated to nearly same degree, and cross section lenticular.
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 (167625)