List of hyolith genera

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This list of hyoliths is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be members of hyolitha, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful ( nomina dubia ), or were not formally published ( nomina nuda ), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered hyoliths.

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Naming conventions and terminology

Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Technical terms used include:

The list

GenusAuthorsYearStatusAgeLocationNotes

Adyshevitheca

Aimitus

Aldanotheca

Allatheca

Altaicornus

Ambrolinevitus

Amydaicornus

Anabaricornus

Ancheilotheca

Angusticornus

Antiquatheca

Arathecus

Asijatheca

Atdabanithes

Bactrotheca

Bolitheca

Borealicornus

Brevilabiatus

Bucanotheca

Burithes

Calcitheca

Camerotheca

Carinitheca

Carinolithes

Cavernolites

Ceratotheca

Chelsonella

Circotheca

Cobboldiella

Conotheca

Contitheca

Costatheca

Crestjahitus

Crossbitheca

Cupitheca

Probably an orthothecid [1]

Curtitheca

Decipilites

Decoritheca

Devoniotheca

Dilites

Diplotheca

Doescherina

Doliutus

Dorsojugatus

Dorsolinevitus

Ebianotheca

Egdetheca

Elegantilites

Emarites

Ensitheca

Eonovitatus

Erraticornus

Eumorpholites

Exilitheca

Extentitheca

Firmicornus

Foersteotheca

Galicornus

Globorilus

Globoritubulus

Gompholites

Goniocornus

Gracilitheca

Grandicornus

Grantitheca

Hallotheca

Haplophrentis

Helenia

Holmitheca

Hyolithes

Hyptiotheca

Inflaticornus

Ingolitotheca

Insignicornus

Isititheca

Jacuticornus

Jacutolitus

Joachimilites

Ketemecornus

Khetatheca

Korilithes

Kotuyitheca

Kugdatheca

Kunyangotheca

Kuonamkicornus

Kygmaeoceras

Ladatheca

Laratheca

Laticornus

Leibotheca

Lenalitus

Lenatheca

Lentitheca

Leolites

Linevitus

Lirotheca

Loculitheca

Lophotheca

Macrotheca

The largest hyoliths, exceeding 20 cm in linear dimension [2]

Majatheca

Malykanotheca

Meitanovitus

Micatheca

Microcornus

Minitheca

Mojczatheca

Mooritheca

Neobactrotheca

Neogloborilus

Neopauxillites

Nephrotheca

Nervolites

Nevadotheca

Nikatheca

Nitoricornus

Notabilitus

Novakotheca

Novitatus

Obliquatheca

Oblisicornus

Oboedalites

Orthotheca

Ovalitheca

Oxytus

Panitheca

Parahyolithes

Parakorilithes

Parkula

Patholites

Pauxillites

Pedunculotheca

With a (disputed) pedicle [3] [4] [5]

Persicitheca

Petasotheca

Planotheca

Plicitheca

Pseudotoxeuma

Pterigotheca

Quadrotheca

Quinquelithes

Rarissimetus

Recilites

Renitheca

Rodentilites

Semielliptotheca

Slapylites

Sokolovitheca

Spinulitheca

Stimulitheca

Sulcagloborilus

Sulcavitus

Tajinella

Tcharatheca

Tchuranitheca

Tetratheca

Tizilites

Toxeumorphora

Trapezotheca

Trapezovitus

Tulenicornus

Tuojdachithes

Turcutheca

Uniformitheca

Virgatotheca

Virgulaxonaria

Xiadongtubulus

Yacutolithuus

Yankongovitus

See also

References

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  2. Vermeij, Geerat J. (January 2016). Raia, Pasquale (ed.). "Gigantism and its implications for the history of life". PLOS ONE. 11 (1): e0146092. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1146092V. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146092 . PMC   4714876 . PMID   26771527.
  3. Sun, Hai-Jing; Smith, Martin Ross; Zeng, Han; Zhao, Fang-Chen; Li, Guo-Xiang; Zhu, Mao-Yan (2018). "Hyoliths with pedicles illuminate the origin of the brachiopod body plan". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 285 (1887): 20181780. doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.1780. PMC   6170810 . PMID   30257914.
  4. Liu, Fan; Skovsted, Christian B.; Topper, Timothy P.; Zhang, Zhifei; Shu, Degan (2020). "Are hyoliths Palaeozoic lophophorates?". National Science Review. 7 (2): 453–469. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwz161 . PMC   8289160 .
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