List of chitinozoan genera

This list of chitinozoan genera is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the Chitinozoa. This list excludes purely vernacular terms. It 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 acanthodians.

A Chitinozoan (Sphaerochitina cf. diezae) from the late Silurian Burgsvik beds, Gotland, Sweden, prepared by dissolution in HF acid.

Naming conventions and terminology

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

  • Junior synonym: A name which describes the same taxon as a previously published name. If two or more genera are formally designated and the type specimens are later assigned to the same genus, the first to be published (in chronological order) is the senior synonym, and all other instances are junior synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy is often subjective, unless the genera described were both based on the same type specimen.
  • Nomen nudum (Latin for "naked name"): A name that has appeared in print but has not yet been formally published by the standards of the ICZN. Nomina nuda (the plural form) are invalid, and are therefore not italicized as a proper generic name would be. If the name is later formally published, that name is no longer a nomen nudum and will be italicized on this list. Often, the formally published name will differ from any nomina nuda that describe the same specimen.
  • Nomen oblitum (Latin for "forgotten name"): A name that has not been used in the scientific community for more than fifty years after its original proposal.
  • Preoccupied name: A name that is formally published, but which has already been used for another taxon. This second use is invalid (as are all subsequent uses) and the name must be replaced. As preoccupied names are not valid generic names, they will also go unitalicized on this list.
  • Nomen dubium (Latin for "dubious name"): A name describing a fossil with no unique diagnostic features. As this can be an extremely subjective and controversial designation, this term is not used on this list.
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Chitinozoan genera

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Genus Status Order Family Subfamily Description Images
*Acanthochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Belonechitininae
*Alpenachitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Ancyrochitininae
*Amphorachitina Valid.
*Ancyrochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Ancyrochitininae
*Angochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Angochitininae
*Anthochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Cyathochitininae
*Belonechitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Belonechitininae
*Bursachitina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Desmochitininae
*Calpichtina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Desmochitininae
*Cingulochitina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Petrochitininae
*Cladochitina Valid.
*Clathrochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Ancyrochitininae
*Clavachitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Conochitininae
*Conochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Conochitininae
*Coronochitina Valid.
*Cyathochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Cyathochitininae
*Cylindrochitina Valid.
*Desmochitina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Desmochitininae
*Earlachitina Valid.
*Eisenackitina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Eisenachitininae
*Eremochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Eremochitininae
*Euconochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Conochitininae
*Fungochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Angochitininae
*Fustichitina Valid.
*Gotlandochitina Valid.
*Halochitina Valid.
*Hercochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Belonechitininae
*Hetcochitina Valid.
*Hoegisphaera Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Desmochitininae
*Kalochitina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Eisenachitininae
*Lagenochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Lagenochitininae
*Linochitina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Margachitininae
*Margachitina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Margachitininae
*Muscochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Angochitininae
*Parisochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Cyathochitininae
*Pistillachitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Conochitininae
*Plectochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Ancyrochitininae
*Pogonochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Pogochitininae
*Pseudoclathrochitina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Petrochitininae
*Pterochitina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Petrochitininae
*Ramochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Angochitininae
*Rhabdochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Conochitininae
*Ollachitina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Desmochitininae
*Sagenachitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Cyathochitininae
*Salopochitina Valid. Operculatifera Desmochitinidae Orbichitininae
*Siphonochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Eremochitininae
*Sphaerochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Lagenochitininae
*Spinachitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Spinachitininae
*Tanuchitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Tanuchitininae
*Urochitina Valid. Prosomatifera Lagenochitinidae Urochitininae
*Velatachitina Valid. Prosomatifera Conochitinidae Velatachitininae

References

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  • Journal of Paleontology, Jul 1999 by Paris, Florentin, Grahn, Yngve, Nestor, Viiu, Lakova, Iskra
  • Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Géoressources, C.P. 7500, Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada G1V 4C7
  • Geological Survey of Canada (GSC-Québec Division), C.P. 7500, Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada G1V 4C7
  • 15466-79A Avenue, Surrey, BC, Canada V3S 8N8 Received 21 October 1999; accepted 1 February 2000. Available online 15 January 2001
  • Jain, Sreepat (2020), Jain, Sreepat (ed.), "Chitinozoa", Fundamentals of Invertebrate Palaeontology: Microfossils, New Delhi: Springer India, pp. 1–25, doi:10.1007/978-81-322-3962-8_1, ISBN 978-81-322-3962-8, retrieved 2022-07-12