Belonechitina

Belonechitina is an extinct genus of chitinozoans. It was described by Jansonius in 1964.[1] Fossils of members of this genus have been found mainly in the northern hemisphere in Canada, China, Oman, and in Western and Northern Europe.[2][3]

Belonechitina
Temporal range: Early Ordovician–Llandovery
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
incertae sedis
Class:
Chitinozoa
Genus:
†Belonechitina

Jansonius, 1964

Species
  • Belonechitina aspera (Nestor, 1980)
  • Belonechitina cactacea (Eisenack, 1937)
  • Belonechitina capitata (Eisenack, 1962)
  • Belonechitina comma (Eisenack, 1959)
  • Belonechitina crinita (Grahn, 1984)
  • Belonechitina gamachiana (Achab, 1978)
  • Belonechitina granosa (Laufeld, 1974)
  • Belonechitina hirsuta (Laufeld, 1967)
  • Belonechitina intonsa Nõlvak et Bauert, 2015
  • Belonechitina jaanussonii Grahn et Nõlvak, 2010
  • Belonechitina latifrons (Eisenack, 1964)
  • Belonechitina meifodensis Mullins et Loydell, 2001
  • Belonechitina micracantha (Eisenack, 1931)
  • Belonechitina oeselensis Nestor, 2005
  • Belonechitina pellifera (Eisenack, 1959)
  • Belonechitina postrobusta (Nestor, 1980)
  • Belonechitina robusta (Eisenack, 1959)
  • Belonechitina synclinalis (Eisenack, 1965)
  • Belonechitina villosa (Grahn, 1982)

References
  1. Belonechitina at ChitDB: Chitinozoans of Baltica.
  2. Paleobiology Database
  3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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