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Period: Early Devonian
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Period: 416 million to 398 million years ago.

Fishes (20)

Upper limit

†Osteostraci ([unranked]) Lankester, 1868

Entire range

†Antineosteus (Genus) Lelièvre, 1984

†Antineosteus lehmani Lelièvre, 1984

†Atlantidosteus hollardi H. Lelièvre, 1984

†Buchanosteus (Genus) Stensiö, 1945

†Furcacauda (Genus) Wilson & Caldwell, 1998

†Kenichthys (Genus) Chang & Zhu, 1993

†Kenichthys campbelli Chang & Zhu, 1993

†Lupopsyrus (Genus) Bernacsek & Dineley, 1977

†Lupopsyrus pygmaeus Bernacsek & Dineley, 1977

†Pedavis (Genus) Klapper & Philip, 1971

†Pituriaspida ([unranked]) - pituriaspids

†Porolepis (Genus) Woodward, 1891

Lower limit

†Atlantidosteus (Genus) H. Lelièvre, 1984

†Ptyctodontida (Order) Gross, 1932 see (Order) †Ptyctodontiformes

Within limits

Chimaeridae (Family) Rafinesque, 1815 - shortnose chimaeras

Chondrichthyes ([unranked]) Huxley, 1880

†Conodonta (Superclass) Eichenberg, 1930 see (Class) †Conodonta Eichenberg, 1930 - conodonts

†Hibbardellina (Order)

Pisces (Superclass) Linnaeus, 1758 - fishes

Vertebrates (7)

Upper limit

†Heterostraci ([unranked]) Lankester, 1868 - heterostracans

†Thelodonti (Superclass) Jaekel, 1911 see (Superclass) †Thelodontomorphi Jaekel, 1911 - thelodonts

Entire range

†Petalichthyida ([unranked]) Jaekel, 1911 - petalichthyids

†Rhenanida ([unranked]) - rhenanids

Within limits

Vertebrata (Subphylum) Cuvier, 1812 see (Infraphylum) Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates

Vertebrata (Phylum) Lamarck, 1801 see (Infraphylum) Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801

Vertebrata ([unranked]) Lamarck, 1801 see (Infraphylum) Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates

Echinoderms (29)

Upper limit

†Diploporita (Class) Müller, 1854

†Homoiostelea (Class) Gill & Caster, 1960

Within limits

Asteroidea (Class) Blainville, 1830 - sea stars

Asteroidea (Subclass) Blainville, 1830 see (Class) Asteroidea Blainville, 1830 - starfishes

Asterozoa (Subphylum) von Zittel, 1895 see (Infraphylum) Asterozoa von Zittel, 1895

†Blastoidea (Class) Say, 1825

†Blastozoa (Subphylum) Sprinkle, 1973 see (Infraphylum) †Blastozoa Sprinkle, 1973

†Camerates (Subclass)

†carpoids ([unranked]) see (Class) †Carpoidea Jaekel, 1918

Crinoidea (Class) Miller, 1821 - sea lilies and feather stars

Crinozoa (Subphylum) Matsumoto, 1929 see (Infraphylum) Crinozoa Matsumoto, 1929

†Cyclocystoidea (Class) Miller & Gurley, 1895

†Echinocystitoida (Order) Jackson, 1912

Echinodermata (Phylum) Bruguière, 1789 - echinoderms

Echinoidea (Class) (Leske, 1778) - sea urchins and sand dollars

Echinozoa (Subphylum) von Zittel, 1895 see (Infraphylum) Echinozoa Haeckel, in Von Zittell, 1895

†Edrioasteroidea (Class) Billings, 1858

†Flexibles (Subclass)

Holothuroidea (Class) (de Blainville, 1834) - sea cucumbers

†Homalozoa (Subphylum) Whitehouse, 1941

†Inadunates (Subclass)

†Ophiocistioidea (Class) (Sollas, 1899)

Ophiuroidea (Class) Gray, 1840 - brittle stars and basket stars

Ophiuroidea (Subclass) Gray, 1840 see (Class) Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840 - brittle stars

†Palaechinoida (Order)

Platyasterida (Order) Spencer, 1951

†Rhombifera (Class) Pérès, 1956

Somasteroidea (Subclass) Spencer, 1951 see (Order) Platyasterida Spencer, 1951

†Stylophora (Class) Gill & Caster, 1960 - stylophorans

Insects (5)

Entire range

†Rhyniella (Genus) Hirst & Maulik, 1926

†Rhyniognatha (Genus) Tillyard, 1928

†Rhyniognatha hirsti R.J. Tillyard, 1926

Lower limit

Insecta (Class) Linnaeus, 1758 - insects

Within limits

Pterygota (Infraclass) Lang, 1888

Crustaceans (19)

Entire range

†Beyrichia (Genus) McCoy, 1846

Lower limit

Conchostraca (Order) (Sars, 1867) see (Order) Diplostraca Gerstaecker, 1866 - clam shrimps

Within limits

Bairdia (Genus) McCoy, 1844

Branchiopoda (Class) Latreille, 1817 - branchiopods

Cephalocarida (Class) H.L. Sanders, 1955 - cephalocarids

Cirripedia (Class) (Rafinesque, 1816) see (Infraclass) Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834

Crustacea (Superclass) Pennant, 1777 see ([unranked]) Crustaceomorpha Chernyshev, 1960 - crustaceans

Eucrustacea (Epiclass) Kingsley, 1894 see (Subphylum) Pancrustacea Zrzavý et al., 1997

Lepadomorpha (Suborder) Pilsbry, 1916

Malacostraca (Class) Latreille, 1802

Myodocopida (Order) Sars, 1866

Ostracoda (Class) Latreille, 1802 - ostracods

Ostracoda (Subclass) Latreille, 1806 see (Class) Ostracoda Latreille, 1802 - ostracods

†Palaeocopida (Order) Henningsmoen, 1953 see (Suborder) †Palaeocopina Henningsmoen, 1953

Peracarida (Superorder) Calman, 1904

Phyllocarida (Subclass) Packard, 1879 - leptostracans

Platycopida (Order) Sars, 1866

Podocopida (Order) (Sars, 1866) G.W. Müller, 1894

Thoracica (Order) Darwin, 1854 see (Superorder) Thoracica Darwin, 1854 - goose and acorn barnacles

Mites (1)

Within limits

Eupodidae (Family) Koch, 1842

Arachnids (9)

Entire range

†Alkenia (Genus) Størmer, 1970

Within limits

Acariformes (Order) Zakhvatkin, 1952 see (Superorder) Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952

Arachnida (Class) Lamarck, 1801

Opiliones (Order) Sundevall, 1833 - harvestmen

†Phalangiotarbida (Order) Haase, 1890

Pseudoscorpiones (Order) De Geer, 1778

Scorpiones (Order) Koch, 1837 - scorpions

†Trigonotarbida (Order) Petrunkevitch, 1949

†Uraraneida (Order) Selden & Shear, 2008

Arthropods (40)

Entire range

†Archidesmida (Order) H.M. Wilson & L.I. Anderson, 2004

†Archidesmidae (Family) Scudder, 1885

†Archidesmus (Genus) Peach, 1882

†Archidesmus macnicoli Peach, 1882

†Palaeodesmus (Genus) H.M. Wilson & L.I. Anderson, 2004

†Palaeodesmus tuberculata (S.G. Brade-Birks, 1923) H.M. Wilson & L.I. Anderson, 2004

†Terataspis (Genus) Hall, 1863

†Terataspis grandis (Hall, 1863)

†Waeringoscorpio (Genus) Størmer, 1970

Lower limit

Collembola (Order) Lubbock, 1870 see (Class) Collembola Lubbock, 1870 - springtails

Entognatha (Class) Hirst & Maulik, 1926 see (Class) Hexapoda Blainville, 1816

Hexapoda (Epiclass) Latreille, 1825 see (Superclass) Hexapoda Latreille, 1825

Within limits

Arachnida (Clade) Cuvier, 1812 see (Class) Arachnida Lamarck, 1801

†Archipolypoda (Class) Scudder, 1882 see (Superorder) †Archipolypoda Scudder, 1882

Arthropoda (Phylum) Siebold, 1848 - arthropods

Chelicerata (Subphylum) Heymons, 1901

Chelicerata (Superclass) Heymons, 1901 see (Subphylum) Chelicerata Heymons, 1901

Collembola (Class) Lubbock, 1870

Crustacea (Subphylum) Brünnich, 1772 see (Superclass) Crustacea Pennant, 1777 - crustaceans

Euchelicerata ([unranked]) Weygoldt & Paulus, 1979

†Eurypterida (Order) Burmeister, 1843 - eurypterids

†Lichidae (Family) Hawle & Corda, 1847

Merostomata (Class) Dana, 1852 see (Class) Xiphosura Latreille, 1802 - horseshoe crabs

Myriapoda (Superclass) Latreille, 1802 see (Subphylum) Myriapoda Latreille, 1802

Onychophora (Superclass) Grube, 1853 see (Phylum) Onychophora Grube, 1853

Pantopoda (Order) Gerstaecker, 1863

Pantopoda (Class) Gerstaecker, 1863 see (Order) Pantopoda Gerstaecker, 1863

Pentastomida ([unranked]) see (Subclass) Pentastomida Diesing, 1836

†Polymerida (Order)

Progoneata ([unranked])

Pycnogonida (Class) Latreille, 1810 - pycnogonids

Pycnogonida (Superclass) Latreille, 1810 see (Class) Pycnogonida Latreille, 1810

†Styginidae (Family) Vogdes, 1890

†Trilobita (Class) Walch, 1771 - trilobites

†Trilobita (Infraphylum) Walch, 1771 see (Class) †Trilobita Walch, 1771 - trilobites

†Trilobitomorpha (Subphylum) Størmer, 1944 see (Superclass) †Trilobitomorpha Størmer, 1944 - trilobites

†Trilobitomorpha (Superclass) Størmer, 1944, stat. inval. see (Superclass) †Trilobitomorpha Størmer, 1944

Xiphosura (Class) Latreille, 1802 - horseshoe crabs

Xiphosura ([unranked]) Latreille, 1802 see (Class) Xiphosura Latreille, 1802 - horseshoe crabs

Xiphosurida (Order) Latreille, 1802

Molluscs (42)

Lower limit

†Ammonoidea (Subclass) Zittel, 1884

Coleoidea (Subclass) Bather, 1888

Within limits

†Actinoceratoidea (Subclass) Teichert et al., 1964

Amphineura (Subphylum) see (Phylum) Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758

Anomalodesmata (Subclass) Dall, 1889 see (Order) Anomalodesmata Dall, 1889

Archaeogastropoda (Order) Thiele, 1925 see (Order) Vetigastropoda Salvini-Plawen, 1980

†Bactritoidea (Subclass) Shimanskiy, 1951

†Bellerophontida (Order) Ulrich & Scofield, 1897 see (Superfamily) †Bellerophontoidea McCoy, 1852

Bivalvia (Class) Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves

†Bransonia (Genus) Pojeta & Runnegar, 1976

Caenogastropoda ([unranked]) Cox, 1960 see (Superorder) Caenogastropoda Cox, 1960

Cephalopoda (Class) Cuvier, 1795 - cephalopods

†Conocardioida (Order) Neumayr, 1891

†Cyrtonellida (Order) Horny, 1963

Cyrtosoma (Subphylum) Runnegar & Pojeta Jr., 1974 see (Phylum) Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758

Dentalioida (Order) Palmer, 1974 see (Order) Dentaliida Starobogatov, 1974

Diasoma (Subphylum) Runnegar & Pojeta Jr., 1974 see (Phylum) Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758

Euomphalina (Suborder) de Koninck, 1881 see (Superfamily) †Euomphaloidea White, 1877

Gastropoda (Class) Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs

Heterobranchia ([unranked]) Burmeister, 1837 see (Superorder) Heterobranchia Burmeister, 1837

Heteroconchia (Subclass) Gray, 1854 see (Superorder) Heteroconchia Gray, 1854

†Hippocardia (Genus) Brown, 1843

†Hyolitha ([unranked]) see (Phylum) †Hyolitha (Marek, 1963)

†Hyolithida (Order) Matthew, 1899

Isofilibranchia (Subclass) Iredale, 1939 see (Superorder) Isofilibranchia Iredale, 1939

Mesogastropoda (Order) Thiele, 1925 see ([unranked]) mesogastropods - mesogastropods

Mollusca (Phylum) Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs

†Murchisonia (Genus) d'Archiac & Verneuil, 1841

Murchisoniina (Suborder) Cox & Knight, 1960 see (Superfamily) †Murchisonioidea Koken, 1896

Nautiloidea (Subclass) Agassiz, 1848

Nautilus (Genus) Linnaeus, 1758

Palaeotaxodonta (Subclass) Korobkov, 1954 see (Subclass) Protobranchia Pelseneer, 1889

Patellina (Suborder) Ihering, 1876 see (Superfamily) Patelloidea Rafinesque, 1815

Pelecypoda (Class) Goldfuss, 1820 see (Class) Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758

†Platyceras (Genus) Conrad, 1840

Pleurotomariina (Suborder) (Cox & Knight, 1960) see (Superfamily) Pleurotomarioidea Swainson, 1840

Prosobranchia (Subclass) Milne-Edwards, 1848 see (Class) Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 - prosobranchs

Pteriomorphia (Subclass) Beurlen, 1944 see (Superorder) Pteriomorphia Beurlen, 1944

†Rostroconchia (Class) Pojeta et al., 1972

Scaphopoda (Class) Bronn, 1862 - tusk shells

Trochina (Suborder) (Cox & Knight, 1960) see (Superfamily) Trochoidea Rafinesque, 1815

Tryblidiida (Order) Lemche, 1957 see (Order) Monoplacophorida Wenz, in Knight, 1952

Annelids (3)

Within limits

Annelida (Phylum) Lamarck, 1809 - segmented worms

Polychaeta (Class) Grube, 1850 - polychaetes

Spirorbis (Genus) Daudin, 1800

Sponges (46)

Entire range

†Anostylostroma jewetti Conrad

†Habrostroma centrotum (Girty)

†Habrostroma microporum (Girty)

†Parallelostroma foveolatum Girty

†Parallelostroma microporum Girty

Within limits

Amphidiscophora (Subclass) Schulze, 1886

Amphidiscosa (Order) Schrammen, 1924 see (Order) Amphidiscosida Schrammen, 1924

Amphidiscosida (Order) Schrammen, 1924

†Anthaspidellidae (Family) Miller, 1889

†Astraeospongiidae (Family) Miller, 1889

†Astylospongiidae (Family) Zittel, 1877

Calcarea (Class) Bowerbank, 1864 - calcareous sponges

Ceractinomorpha (Subclass) Lévi, 1953 see (Class) Demospongiae Sollas, 1885

†Chiastoclonellidae (Family) Rauff, 1895

Clionaidae (Family) d'Orbigny, 1851

Clionidae (Family) d'Orbigny, 1851, nom. illeg. see (Family) Clionaidae d'Orbigny, 1851

†Cnemidiastridae (Family) Schrammen, 1924

Demospongea (Class) Sollas, 1875 see (Class) Demospongiae Sollas, 1885

Demospongiae (Class) Sollas, 1885 - demosponges

†Dictyospongiidae (Family) Hall & Clarke, 1898

†Dictyospongioidea (Superfamily) Hall & Clarke, 1899

†Dierespongioidea (Superfamily) Rigby & Gutschick 1976

Hadromerida (Order) Topsent, 1894

†Haplistiidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955

†Heteractinida (Order) Hinde, 1887 see (Class) †Heteractinida de Laubenfels, 1955

Hexactinellida (Class) Schmidt, 1870 - hexactinellids

Hexasterophora (Subclass) Schulze, 1886

Lithistida (Order) Schmidt, 1870 see (Subclass) Lithistida Schmidt, 1870 - lithistids

Lyssacinosa (Order) Zittel, 1877 see (Order) Lyssacinosida Zittel, 1877

Lyssacinosida (Order) Zittel, 1877

†Orchocladina (Suborder) Rauff, 1893 see (Order) †Orchocladina Rauff, 1895

Porifera (Phylum) Grant, 1836 - sponges

†Protospongioidea (Superfamily) Hinde, 1887

†Reticulosa (Order) Reid, 1958

Rhizomorina (Suborder) Zittel, 1895

Sclerospongea (Class) see (Class) Sclerospongiae Hartman & Goreau, 1970

Sclerospongiae (Class) Hartman & Goreau, 1970 see (Class) Demospongiae Sollas, 1885

Solenida (Order) de Laubenfels, 1955

Sphaerocladina (Suborder) Schrammen, 1910

†Sphinctozoa (Order) (Steinmann, 1882)

†Stromatoporata (Class) see (Class) †Stromatoporoidea Nicholson & Murie, 1878

†Stromatoporoida (Order) see (Class) †Stromatoporoidea Nicholson & Murie, 1878

†Stromatoporoidea (Class) Nicholson & Murie, 1878

Tetracladina (Suborder) Zittel, 1878

Tetractinomorpha (Subclass) Lévi, 1953 see (Class) Demospongiae Sollas, 1885

Verongida (Order) Bergquist, 1978

Invertebrates (159)

Upper limit

†Ancistrorhynchoidea (Superfamily) Cooper, 1956

†Camerelloidea (Superfamily) Hall & Clarke, 1894

†Cyrtioidea (Superfamily) Fredericks, 1919

†Graptoloidea (Order) Lapworth, 1875

†Orthidina (Suborder) Schuchert & Cooper, 1932

†Orthoidea (Superfamily) Woodward, 1852

†Retzielloidea (Superfamily) Rzhonsnitskaya, 1974

†Syntrophiidina (Suborder) Ulrich & Cooper, 1936

Entire range

†Cladopora (Genus) Hall, 1851

†Favosites conicus Hall

†Hadrophyllum d'orbignyi Edwards & Haime

†Mongolospiroidea (Superfamily) Alekseeva, 1981

†Monograptus hercynicus

†Monograptus hercynicus nevadaensis

†Monograptus uniformis (Pribyl, 1940)

†Monograptus yukonensis Lenz & Jackson, 1963

†Syringopora (Genus) Goldfuss, 1826

†Syringopora perelegans Billings

Lower limit

†Brachythyridoidea (Superfamily) Frederiks, 1924

†Centronellidina (Suborder) Stehli, 1965 see (Suborder) Terebratulidina Waagen, 1883

†Cryptonelloidea (Superfamily) Thomson, 1926

†Cyrtinidina (Suborder) Carter & Johnson, 1994

†Cyrtinoidea (Superfamily) Frederiks, 1912

†Cyrtospiriferoidea (Superfamily) Termier & Termier, 1949

†Dielasmatoidea (Superfamily) Schuchert, 1913

Lingula (Genus) Bruguière, 1797

†Linoproductoidea (Superfamily) Stehli, 1954

†Michelinia (Genus) Koninck, 1841

†Productida (Order) Sarycheva & Sokolskaya, 1959

†Productidina (Suborder) Waagen, 1883

†Productoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1840

Pugnacoidea (Superfamily) Rzhonsnitskaia, 1956

†Spiriferinida (Order) Ivanova, 1972

†Stenoscismatoidea (Superfamily) Oehlert, 1887

†Strophalosiidina (Suborder) Schuchert, 1913

†Strophalosioidea (Superfamily) Schuchert, 1913

†Stryingocephaloidea (Superfamily) see (Superfamily) †Stringocephaloidea King, 1850

Terebratulida (Order) Waagen, 1883

Terebratulidina (Suborder) Waagen, 1883

†Theodossioidea (Superfamily) Ivanova, 1959

Within limits

Acrotretida (Order) Kuhn, 1949

†Acrotretoidea (Superfamily) Schuchert, 1893

†Adolfioidea (Superfamily) Sartenaer, 1966

†Ambocoelioidea (Superfamily) George, 1931

Anthozoa (Class) Ehrenberg, 1831

Articulata (Class) Huxley, 1869

†Athyridida (Order) Boucot et al., 1964

†Athyrididina (Suborder) Boucot et al., 1964

†Athyridoidea (Superfamily) McCoy, 1841

†Atrypida (Order) Rzhonsnitskaya, 1960

†Atrypidina (Suborder) Moore, 1952

†Atrypoidea (Superfamily) Gill, 1871

Brachiopoda (Phylum) Duméril, 1806 - brachiopods

Bryozoa (Phylum) Ehrenberg, 1831 - bryozoans

†Camarotoechioidea (Superfamily) Schuchert, 1929

†Chileata (Class) Williams et al., 1996

†Chilidiopsoidea (Superfamily) Boucot, 1959

†Chonetidina (Suborder) Muir-Wood, 1955

†Chonetoidea (Superfamily) Bronn, 1862

†Clorindoidea (Superfamily) Rzhonsnitskaia, 1956

Cnidaria (Phylum) Hatschek, 1888 - cnidarians

†Conodonta (Phylum) Eichenberg, 1930 see (Subclass) †Conodonta Eichenberg, 1930

†Conodontophorida (Class) Eichenberg, 1930 see (Order) †Conodontophorida Eichenberg, 1930

†Conulariida (Order) Miller & Gurley, 1896

†Conulata (Class) Moore & Harrington, 1956

Craniata (Class) Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer & Popov, 1996

Craniida (Order) Waagen, 1885

Craniidae (Family) Menke, 1828

Craniiformea (Subphylum) Popov, Bassett, Holmer & Laurie, 1993

Cranioidea (Superfamily) Menke, 1828

†Craniopsida (Order) Gorjansky & Popov, 1985

†Craniopsidae (Family) Williams, 1963

†Craniopsoidea (Superfamily) Williams, 1963

†Cryptostomata (Order) Vine, 1884 see (Order) †Cryptostomida Bassler, 1953

Ctenophora (Phylum) Eschscholtz, 1829 - comb jellies

Ctenostomata (Order) Busk, 1852

†Cystoporata (Order) Astrova, 1964

†Dalmanellidina (Suborder) Moore, 1952

†Dalmanelloidea (Superfamily) Schuchert, 1913

†Davidsoniidina (Suborder) Copper, 1996

†Davidsonioidea (Superfamily) King, 1850

†Delthyridina (Suborder) Ivanova, 1972

†Delthyridoidea (Superfamily) Phillips, 1841

†Dendroidea (Order) Nicholson, 1872

†Dictyonellida (Order) Cooper, 1956

Discinidae (Family) Gray, 1840

Discinoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1840

Echiura (Phylum) Sedgwick, 1898 see (Class) Echiura - spoon worms, echiurans

Ectoprocta (Phylum) Nitsche, 1869 see (Phylum) Bryozoa Ehrenberg, 1831 - ectoprocts

†Eichwaldioidea (Superfamily) Schuchert, 1893

†Enteletoidea (Superfamily) Waagen, 1884

†Fenestrata (Order) Elias & Condra, 1957 see (Order) †Fenestellida Astrova & Morozova, 1956

†Graptolithina (Class) Bronn, 1849

Gymnolaemata (Class) Allman, 1856

†Gypiduloidea (Superfamily) Schuchert & LeVene, 1929

Hemichordata (Phylum) Bateson, 1885 - hemichordates

Hydroida (Order) Johnston, 1836 see (Order) Anthoathecatae - hydroids

Hydrozoa (Class) Owen, 1843

†Hyolitha (Phylum) (Marek, 1963) see (Class) †Hyolitha Marek, 1963

†Hyolithes (Genus) Eichwald, 1840

Inarticulata (Class) (Huxley, 1869)

Larvacea (Class) Herdman, 1891 see (Class) Appendicularia Lahille, 1890

Lingulata (Class) Gorjansky & Popov, 1985

Lingulida (Order) Waagen, 1885

Linguliformea (Subphylum) Williams et al., 1996

Linguloidea (Superfamily) Menke, 1828

†Lissatrypidina (Suborder) Copper, 1996

†Lissatrypoidea (Superfamily) Twenhofel, 1914

†Lobopodia (Phylum) Snodgrass, 1938 - lobopodians

†Martinioidea (Superfamily) Waagen, 1883

†Meristelloidea (Superfamily) Waagen, 1883

Monoplacophora (Class) Odhner, 1940 - monoplacophorans

Myriapoda ([unranked]) Latreille, 1802 see (Subphylum) Myriapoda Latreille, 1802

†Nucleospiroidea (Superfamily) Davidson, 1881

†Obolidae (Family) King, 1846

Octocorallia (Subclass) Haeckel, 1866 see (Subclass) Alcyonaria - octocorals

†Orthida (Order) Schuchert & Cooper, 1932

†Orthotetida (Order) Waagen, 1884

†Orthotetidina (Suborder) Waagen, 1884

†Orthothecida (Order) Marek, 1966

†Palaferelloidea (Superfamily) Spriestersbach, 1942

†Pentamerida (Order) Schuchert & Cooper, 1931

†Pentameridina (Suborder) Schuchert & Cooper, 1931

†Plectambonitoidea (Superfamily) Jones, 1928

†Plicanoplitoidea (Superfamily) Garratt, 1980

Polyplacophora (Class) Blainville, 1816 - chitons

†Procoelomata (Phylum) Bergström, 1989

†Protorthida (Order) Schuchert & Cooper, 1931

Pterobranchia (Class) Lankester, 1877 - pterobranchs

Pterobranchia (Phylum) Lankester, 1877 see (Class) Pterobranchia Lankester, 1877

†Reticularioidea (Superfamily) Waagen, 1883

†Retziidina (Suborder) Boucot et al., 1964

†Retzioidea (Superfamily) Waagen, 1883

Rhynchonellata (Class) Williams et al., 1996

Rhynchonellida (Order) Kuhn, 1949

Rhynchonelliformea (Subphylum) Williams et al., 1996

†Rhynchospirinoidea (Superfamily) Schuchert, 1929

†Rhynchotrematoidea (Superfamily) Schuchert, 1913

†Rostroconchia ([unranked]) Cox, 1960 see (Class) †Rostroconchia Pojeta et al., 1972

†Rugosa (Order) Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850

Scyphomedusae (Group) see (Subclass) Scyphomedusae Lankaster, 1877

Scyphozoa (Class) Goette, 1887 - jellyfish

†Skenidioidea (Superfamily) Kozlowski, 1929

†Spinelloidea (Superfamily)

†Spiriferida (Order) Waagen, 1883

†Spiriferidina (Suborder) Waagen, 1883

Stenolaemata (Class) Borg, 1926

†Stenoscismatacea (Superfamily) Oelert, 1887, nom. illeg. see (Superfamily) †Stenoscismatoidea Oehlert, 1887

†Strophomenata (Class) Williams et al, 1996

†Strophomenida (Order) Opik, 1934

†Strophomenidina (Suborder) Opik, 1934

†Strophomenoidea (Superfamily) King, 1846

†Tabulata (Order) (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850)

Tracheata (Subphylum)

Trachylinida (Order) see (Order) Trachylina Haeckel, 1879

†Trepostomata (Order) Ulrich, 1882

Tubuliporata (Order)

†Uncinuloidea (Superfamily) Rzonsnitskaya, 1956

Zoantharia (Subclass) de Blainville, 1830

Animals (2)

Within limits

Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758 - animals

Chordata (Phylum) Bateson, 1885 - chordates

Fungi (2)

Within limits

Fungi (Kingdom) R.T.Moore (1980) - fungi

Glomeromycota (Phylum) C. Walker & A. Schüssler (2001) - arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Plants (15)

Upper limit

†Rhynia (Genus) Kidst. & W.H.Lang (1917)

Entire range

†Cervicornus (Genus) C. Li & Hueber (2000)

†Cervicornus wenshanensis C. Li & Hueber (2000)

†Huia (Genus) B.Y.Geng (1985)

†Huia gracilis D. Wang & S. Hao (2001)

†Huia recurvata B.Y.Geng (1985)

†Trimerophytales (Order) Kasper, H.N. Andrews & W.H. Forbes (1974)

†Zosterophyllum (Genus) Penh. (1892)

Lower limit

Bryophyta (Phylum) A.Braun (1864) - bryophytes

Lycophyta (Phylum) see (Infraphylum) Lycophytae (auct.) Cavalier-Sm. (1998) - lycophytes

Within limits

†Barinophytaceae (Family) Høeg ex H. Banks (1975)

Filicinophyta (Phylum) see (Infraphylum) Filices (L.) Cavalier-Sm. (1998)

Pinophyta (Division) Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. see (Division) Pinophyta Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal (1996)

Plantae (Kingdom) Haeckel (1866) - plants

†Protobarinophyton (Genus) Ananiev (1956)

Algae (17)

Upper limit

†Oppilatala (Genus) Loeblich & Wicander, 1976

Entire range

†Oppilatala vulgaris Loeblich & Wicander (1976)

†Ozotobrachion (Genus) Loeblich & Drugg, 1968

†Ozotobrachion dactylos Loeblich & Drugg (1968)

Within limits

†Buedingiisphaeridium (Genus) Schaarschmidt, 1963 emend. Lister, 1970 emend. Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994

Charales (Order) Lindl. (1836) - stoneworts

†Comasphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, Jansonius & Pocock, 1965

†Cymatiosphaera multisepta Deunff (1955)

Dasycladaceae (Family) Kützing (1843)

Dasycladales (Order) Pascher (1931)

†Dorsennidium (Genus) Wicander, 1974

†Dorsennidium europaeum (Stockmans & Willière, 1960) Sarjeant & Stancliffe (1994)

†Dorsennidium europaeum subsp. europaeum (Stockmans & Willière, 1960) Sarjeant & Stancliffe (1994)

†Gorgonisphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, Jansonius & Pocock, 1965

†Micrhystridium (Genus) Deflandre, 1937

†Multiplicisphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, 1961

Prasinophyceae (Class) T. Christensen, 1962 ex Ø. Moestrup & J. Throndsen (1988) see ([unranked]) prasinophytes - prasinophytes

Protozoa (7)

Within limits

†Acritarcha (Group) Evitt, 1963 - acritarchs

allogromids (Suborder) see (Order) Allogromiida Loeblich & Tappan, 1961

Foraminifera (Class) d'Orbigny, 1826 see (Phylum) Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826

Foraminifera (Order) d'Orbigny, 1826 see (Class) Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826

Foraminiferida (Order) d'Orbigny, 1826 see (Class) Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826 - foraminiferans

†Fusulinids (Suborder) see (Order) †Fusulinida Fursenko, 1958

textularids (Suborder) see (Order) Textulariida Delage & Hérouard, 1896

Protists (34)

Upper limit

†Anthochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1971

†Armoricochitina (Genus) Paris, 1981

†Bulbochitina (Genus) Paris, 1981

†Calpichitina (Genus) Wilson & Hedlund, 1964

†Cingulochitina (Genus) Paris, 1981

†Desmochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1931

†Margachitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1968

†Pterochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1955

†Pterochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Urnochitina (Genus) Paris, 1981

Entire range

†Muscochitina (Genus) Paris, 1981

Lower limit

†Urochitina (Genus) Taugourdeau & de Jekhowsky, 1960

†Urochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

Within limits

†Ancyrochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1955

†Ancyrochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Angochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Bursachitina (Genus) Taugourdeau, 1966

†Chitinozoa Eisenack, 1931 - chitinozoans

†Cyathochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Desmochitinidae (Family) Eisenack, 1931

†Desmochitininae (Subfamily) Eisenack, 1931

†Eisenackitina (Genus) Jansonius, 1964

†Fungochitina (Genus) Taugourdeau, 1966

†Lagenochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1931

†Lagenochitinidae (Family) Eisenack, 1931

†Lagenochitininae (Subfamily) Eisenack, 1931

†Linochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1968

†Margachitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Operculatifera (Order) Eisenack, 1931

Paleodictyon (Genus) Menghini, 1850

Polycystinea (Class) Ehrenberg, 1838 see (Superclass) Polycystinia Ehrenberg, 1838 - polycystines

†Prosomatifera (Order) Eisenack, 1972

Spirotrichea (Class) Bütschli, 1889

Tintinnina (Suborder) Kofoid & Campbell, 1929 see (Order) Tintinnida Kofoid & Campbell, 1929

Eukaryotes (4)

Within limits

Dinomastigota (Phylum) Margulis, 1996 see (Phylum) Dinoflagellata Engl. (1903)

Eukarya (Superkingdom) Chatton, 1925 see (Domain) Eukaryota Chatton, 1925

Eukaryota (Domain) Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes

Protoctista (Kingdom) Hogg, 1860

Prokaryotes (4)

Within limits

Bacteria (Kingdom) Cavalier-Smith 1998 nom. inval. see (Kingdom) Bacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval. - bacteria

Bacteria (Kingdom) Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval. see (Domain) Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval. - bacteria

Cyanobacteria (Phylum) (ex Stanier 1974) Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval. see (Phylum) Cyanobacteriota Oren et al. 2022 - cyanobacteria

Monera (Kingdom) Haeckel 1866 see (Domain) Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval.

Organisms (1)

Within limits

organisms ([unranked]) see (Clade) Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]

Geological regions (53)

Within limits

Aldan Shield (Geologic province)

Anabar Shield ([unranked])

Arabian-Nubian Shield ([unranked])

Baikal Fold Belt ([unranked])

†Baltic Plate ([unranked]) see (Tectonic plate) Eurasian Plate

Baltic Shield ([unranked])

Cameroon N'tem Complex ([unranked])

Central Africa Craton ([unranked])

Chaillu Craton ([unranked])

Committee Bay Block ([unranked])

Congo Craton ([unranked])

Ethiopian Block ([unranked])

†Euramerica ([unranked])

†Gondwana ([unranked]) E. Suess, 1861

Greenland Shield (Geologic province)

Guapore Craton ([unranked])

Guiana Shield ([unranked])

Indian Shield (Geologic province)

Kaapvaal Craton ([unranked])

Kaminak Group ([unranked])

Kasaï Craton ([unranked])

Labrador Shield ([unranked])

Litchfield Complex ([unranked])

Luis Alves Massif ([unranked])

Madagascar Craton ([unranked])

Man Shield ([unranked])

Nanambu Complex ([unranked])

†Pangea ([unranked]) see ([unranked]) †Pangaea A. Wegener, 1920

Pilbara Block (Geologic province)

Reguibat Shield ([unranked])

Rio de la Plata Craton ([unranked])

Rio de la Plata Massif ([unranked])

Rul Jungle Complex ([unranked])

São Francisco Craton ([unranked])

Sayan Fold Belt ([unranked])

Scottish Shield ([unranked])

Sebakwe Proto-Craton ([unranked])

Sino-Korean Craton ([unranked]) see ([unranked]) North China Craton

Slave Craton ([unranked])

Slave Province ([unranked])

Superior Craton ([unranked])

Superior Province ([unranked])

Tanzanian Craton ([unranked])

Tarim Craton ([unranked])

Tuareg Shield ([unranked])

Ukrainian Shield (Geologic province)

West African Craton ([unranked])

Wyoming Province ([unranked])

Yangtze Craton ([unranked])

Yienisei Fold Belt ([unranked])

Yilgarn Block (Geologic province)

Zambian Block ([unranked])

Zimbabwe Craton ([unranked])

Geological entities (2)

Within limits

Napier Complex ([unranked]) (Antarctica)

†Proto-Tethys Ocean ([unranked])

Links

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