Cyrtolites is an extinct genus of monoplacophorans in the family Cyrtolitidae.

Cyrtolites
Temporal range: 488.3–383.7 Ma
Illustration of "Cyrtolites" sp.
Illustration of Cyrtolites sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Monoplacophora
Order: Cyrtonellida
Family: Cyrtolitidae
Genus: Cyrtolites
Conrad, 1838[1]
Species

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Synonyms

Bellerophon (Cyrtolites)

Names brought to synonymy

Subtaxa

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Subgenera
  • Cyrtolites (Cyrtolites)
  • Cyrtolites (Cyrtonella)
Species

Cyrtolites budleighensis, Cyrtolites claysferryensis, Cyrtolites craigensis, Cyrtolites dilatus, Cyrtolites disjunctus, Cyrtolites grandis, Cyrtolites hornyi, Cyrtolites inornatum, Cyrtolites inprobus, Cyrtolites insculptus, Cyrtolites nodosus, Cyrtolites occultus, Cyrtolites ornatus (type), Cyrtolites retrorsus, Cyrtolites rugosus, Cyrtolites seminulum, Cyrtolites sinuosus, Cyrtolites thraivensis, Cyrtolites trentonensis, Cyrtolites tuboides, Cyrtolites undulatus

References

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  1. ^ T. A. Conrad. 1838. Report on the palaeontological department of the survey. New York Geological Survey, Annual Report 2, pages 107-119
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  • "Cyrtolites". Paleobiology Database.