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Hyolithidae
Taxonomy
Hyolithidae was named by Nicholson (1889). Its type is Hyolithes.
It was assigned to Acrotretacea by Henningsmoen (1952); to Hyolithina by Benson et al. (1961); and to Hyolithida by Malinky (1990) and Kruse (2002).
It was assigned to Acrotretacea by Henningsmoen (1952); to Hyolithina by Benson et al. (1961); and to Hyolithida by Malinky (1990) and Kruse (2002).
Subtaxa
Elegantilites, Hallotheca, Haplophrentis, Helenia, Hyolithes (syn. Theca) (type genus), Korilithes, Nevadotheca, Novakotheca, Sololites, Yalarrnga
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Hyolithidae Nicholson |
| 1952 | Hyolithidae Henningsmoen |
| 1961 | Hyolithidae Benson et al. p. 124 |
| 1990 | Hyolithidae Malinky p. 229 |
| 2002 | Hyolithidae Kruse p. 370 |
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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.
Fm. †Hyolithidae Nicholson 1889
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G. †Elegantilites Marek 1966
G. †Hallotheca Malinky et al. 1987
G. †Haplophrentis Babcock and Robison 1988
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†Haplophrentis carinatus Matthew 1899
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Invalid names: Haplophrentis cecrops Walcott 1917 [synonym], Haplophrentis costatus Matthew 1901 [synonym]
†Haplophrentis reesei Babcock and Robison 1988
G. †Hyolithes d'Eichwald 1840
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†Hyolithes aclis Hall 1879
†Hyolithes acutus d'Eichwald 1840
†Hyolithes aliger Resser and Endo 1937
†Hyolithes americanus Hall 1847
†Hyolithes amosi Gonzalez and Sabattini 1972
†Hyolithes aplatus Resser and Endo 1937
†Hyolithes asteroideus Reed 1909
†Hyolithes cariniferus Resser and Endo 1937
†Hyolithes columbanus Reed 1909
†Hyolithes conularioides Tate 1892
†Hyolithes daphnis Walcott 1905
†Hyolithes delia Walcott 1905
†Hyolithes dorbignyi Kozlowski 1923
†Hyolithes endoi Howell 1946
†Hyolithes exilis Resser and Howell 1938
†Hyolithes fuchouensis Resser and Endo 1937
†Hyolithes gibbosus Hall and Whitfield 1872
†Hyolithes girvanensis Reed 1909
†Hyolithes hathewayi Mathew 1899
†Hyolithes immemor Reed 1909
†Hyolithes kuantungensis Resser and Endo 1937
†Hyolithes mantouensis Resser and Endo 1937
†Hyolithes minutissimus Yoo 1988
†Hyolithes multicinctus Bradley 1930
†Hyolithes multipunctatus Reed 1909
†Hyolithes obesus Holm 1893
†Hyolithes ornatellus Resser 1939
†Hyolithes paishanensis Endo 1937
†Hyolithes penkillensis Reed 1909
†Hyolithes primordialis Hall 1861
†Hyolithes sondai Resser and Endo 1937
†Hyolithes sonora Lochman 1952
†Hyolithes tenuis Resser and Endo 1937
†Hyolithes vanuxemi Walcott 1884
†Hyolithes wanneri Resser and Howell 1938
†Hyolithus mimicus Cobbold 1931
†Hyolithus pallidus Cobbold 1931
Invalid names: Theca Morris 1845 [synonym]
G. †Nevadotheca Malinky 1988
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†Nevadotheca cybele Walcott 1905
†Nevadotheca excellens Billings 1872
†Nevadotheca heckeli Malinky 1988
†Nevadotheca princeps Billings 1872
†Nevadotheca whitei Resser 1938
G. †Sololites Marek 1967
G. †Yalarrnga Kruse 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 525.50000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (383 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Caerfai | USA (New York) | Hyolithes sp. (181) | |
| Caerfai | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Haplophrentis sp., Hyolithidae indet. (49080) | |
| Caerfai | Canada (Nunavut) | Hyolithes sp. (184) | |
| Cambrian | USA (Maryland) | Hyolithes sp. (265) | |
| Cambrian | USA (Arizona) | Hyolithes sp. (185) | |
| Cambrian | USA (Wisconsin) | Hyolithes sp. (230 268) | |
| Cambrian | USA (South Dakota) | Hyolithes sp. (231) | |
| Cambrian | Canada (Nunavut) | Hyolithes sp. (183) | |
| Tommotian | Russian Federation (Yakutiya) | Korilithes sp. (80796 96251 96394) | |
| Tommotian | Sweden | Hyolithes confusus (8186) Hyolithes hermelini (8191) Hyolithes no.5 (8188) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Frasnian | Spain (Aragon) | Hyolithes sp. (40498) | |
| Tournaisian | Australia (New South Wales) | Hyolithes minutissimus (44160 44161) | |
| Chadian | USA (Indiana) | Hyolithes monroensis (2202) | |
| Chadian - Arundian | USA (Indiana) | Hyolithes sp. (557) | |
| Meramecian | USA (Virginia) | Hyolithes sp. (6999) | |
| Arnsbergian | USA (California) | Hyolithes sp. (226322) | |
| Bashkirian - Moscovian | Argentina | Hyolithes amosi (88687) | |
| Bashkirian - Moscovian | Argentina (Chubut) | Hyolithes amosi (39936 81426) Hyolithes sp., Hyolithes amosi (89632) | |
| Sakmarian | Australia (New South Wales) | Hyolithes sp. (107625) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Madagascar (Diana) | Hyolithes sp. (119511) | |