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Hyolithelmintida

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Extinct order of Cambrian organisms

Hyolithelmintida
Temporal range: Early Cambrian – Mid Cambrian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: incertae sedis
Order: †Hyolithelmintida

Hyolithohelminths are phosphatic tubular fossils from the Cambrian period. They were sedentary, possibly infaunal, organisms; once thought to have opercula (hence the comparison with hyoliths), these structures are now understood to be unrelated shells.

References

  1. ^ William Schopf, J.; Klein, Cornelis (1992-06-26). The Proterozoic Biosphere: A Multidisciplinary Study. ISBN 9780521366151.


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