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Hyolithes primordialis

Hyolithida - Hyolithidae

Taxonomy
Theca primordialis was named by Hall (1861).

It was recombined as Hyolithes primordialis by White (1874) and Walcott (1884).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Theca primordialis Hall p. 48
1874Hyolithes primordialis White p. 6
1884Hyolithes primordialis Walcott pp. 23 - 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
familyHyolithidaeNicholson 1889
genusHyolithes
speciesprimordialis(Hall 1861)

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
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: Hendy et al. 2009, d'Eichwald 1840, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Dresbachian or 497.00000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dresbachian497.0 - 485.4USA (Wyoming) Hyolithes primordialis (8957 8958 9049 9051 9052 9053 9054 9057 9060)