List of the Paleozoic life of Tennessee
Appearance
This list of the Paleozoic life of Tennessee contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Tennessee and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
A
[edit]- †Abatocrinus
- †Acanthocrania
- †Acantholaminatus
- †Acodus
- †Actinoceras
- †Actinocrinites
- †Adinocrinus
- †Agaricocrinus
- †Agassizocrinus
- †Agelacrinus
- †Alaskadiscus
- †Allagecrinida
- †Alloprosallocrinus
- †Allosaccus
- †Ambonychia
- †Ammodiscella
- †Amphilichas
- †Amphipsalidiocrinus
- †Amplexizaphrentis
- †Amplexopora
- †Amplexus
- †Ampyx
- †Ampyxina
- †Anaphragma
- †Anastrophia
- †Anazyga
- †Ancistrorhyncha
- †Anisopleurella
- †Anolotichia
- †Anopliopsis
- †Anoplotheca
- †Aphelaspis
- †Aphelaspis walcotti – type locality for species
- †Aphetoceras
- †Apodasmocrinus
- †Apopliopsis
- †Archinacella
- †Arthroclema
- †Astraeospongium
- †Astreptodictya
- †Astylospongia
- †Atactoporella
- †Atelelasma
- †Atelestocrinus
- †Athrophragma
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Atrypina
- †Aulacella
- †Aulopora
- †Auloporella
- †Austinella
- †Australosutura
- †Avaoceras
B
[edit]- Bairdia
- †Barycrinus
- †Batherocystis
- †Bathyurus
- †Batostoma
- †Batostomella
- †Bellerophon
- †Belodella
- †Belodina
- †Bembexia
- †Bergaueria
- †Billingsaria
- †Billingsites
- †Billingsites williamsportensis – tentative report
- †Bimuria
- †Botryocrinus
- †Bouskacrinus
- †Brachymetopus
- †Brachyprion
- †Breyeria
- †Breyeria rappi – type locality for species
- †Bucania
- †Bucanospira – type locality for genus
- †Bucanospira expansa – type locality for species
- †Bumastus
- †Buskopora
- †Byssonychia
- †Bythopora
C
[edit]- Calloporina
- †Calopora
- †Calymene
- †Calyptaulax
- †Camarotoechia
- †Camerella
- †Carinaropsis
- †Cartersoceras – type locality for genus
- †Cartersoceras shideleri – type locality for species
- †Caryocrinites
- †Cataschisma
- †Catillocrinus
- †Catoraphiceras
- †Ceramoporella
- †Ceratopea
- †Ceratopsis
- †Ceraurinus
- †Ceraurus
- †Ceraurus milleranus
- †Ceraurus pleurexanthemus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cestites
- †Champlainopora – tentative report
- †Chasmataspis
- †Chasmatopora
- †Chaulistomella
- †Chazydictya – tentative report
- †Cheirurus
- †Chepultapecia
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes glenparkensis – or unidentified related form
- †Christiania
- †Cincinnetina
- †Cladochonus
- †Cleiocrinus
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cliophorus
- †Clisospira
- †Coeloclema
- †Colaptomena
- †Columbicrinus
- †Columnaria
- †Coniculospongia
- †Conocardium
- †Conotreta
- †Constellaria
- †Coolinia
- †Coopericystis – type locality for genus
- †Coopericystis pyriformis – type locality for species
- †Cornulites
- †Coronocystis
- †Corynotrypa
- †Costalocrinus
- Crania
- †Craniops
- †Crepicephalus
- †Crepipora
- †Crurithyris
- †Cruziana
- †Ctenobolbina
- †Ctenodonta
- †Ctenostoma
- †Cuneamya
- †Cupulocorona
- †Cyatbaxonia
- †Cyathaxonia
- †Cyathocrinites
- †Cycloholcus – type locality for genus
- †Cycloholcus nummus – type locality for species
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyclonema bilix
- †Cyclonema fluctuatum
- †Cyclonema mediale
- †Cyclonema minuta
- †Cyclonema praecipitum – type locality for species
- †Cyclonema varicosum
- †Cyclora
- †Cyphaspis
- †Cyphotrypa
- †Cyphotrypa acervulosa
- †Cyphotrypa frankfortensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cypricardinia
- †Cyrtina
- †Cyrtoceras
- †Cyrtoceras convidale
- †Cyrtoceras stonense – tentative report
- †Cyrtoceras vallandighami
- †Cyrtodonta
- †Cyrtodontula
- †Cyrtolites
- †Cyrtonella
- †Cyrtonotella
- †Cyrtospira
- †Cyrtospira tortilis – type locality for species
- †Cyrtostropha
- †Cystodictya
D
[edit]- †Dactylogonia
- †Dalejina
- †Dalejina hybrida – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Dalejina newsomensis
- †Dalmanella
- †Dalmanella bassleri – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dalmanella eminens
- †Dalmanella fertilis
- †Dalmanella jugosa
- †Dalmanella subcarinata
- †Dalmanella tersa
- †Dalmanites
- †Dapsilodus
- †Dasyporella
- †Dawsonoceras
- †Decaschisma
- †Deceptrix
- †Decoriconus
- †Dekayella
- †Deliablastus
- †Delthyris
- †Dendrocrinus
- †Dermatostroma
- †Diabolirhynchia
- †Dianulites
- †Dianulites petropolitanus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Diceromyonia
- †Dichocrinus
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dicranopora
- †Dielasma
- †Dimerocrinites
- †Dimorphichnus
- †Dinorthis
- †Diploclema
- †Diplotrypa
- †Distomodus
- †Dolatocrinus
- †Doleroides
- †Dolichoharpes
- †Doraclatum
- †Doraclotum
- †Dorytreta
- †Douglasocaris
- †Drepanella
- †Dunderbergia – tentative report
- †Dystactospongia
E
[edit]- †Eatonia
- †Echinosphaerites
- †Ectenoglossa
- †Ectomaria
- †Ectomaria adventa – type locality for species
- †Ectomaria prisca
- †Edriocrinus
- †Elliptoglossa
- †Endocycloceras
- †Enterolasma
- †Eodictyonella (formerly Dictyonella)
- †Eohalysiocrinus
- †Eoleperditia
- †Eoplectodonta
- †Eospirifer
- †Eotomaria
- †Eremotrema
- †Eretmocrinus
- †Eridotrypa
- †Escharopora
- †Escharopora angularis
- †Escharopora briareus
- †Escharopora confluens
- †Escharopora falciformis
- †Escharopora libana
- †Escharopora maculata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Escharopora pavonia
- †Escharopora ramosa
- †Escharopora subramosa
- †Escharopora subrecta
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Eucladocrinus
- †Eumorphocystis – tentative report
- †Eunema
- †Euomphalopsis
- †Eurychilina
- †Eurydictya
- †Euryoblastus
- †Eutrochoceras
F
[edit]- †Fascifera
- †Favistella
- †Favositella
- †Favosites
- †Fenestella
- †Fletcheria
- †Flexicalymene
- †Foerstecystis
- †Foerstephyllum
- †Foerstia
- †Forbesiocrinus
G
[edit]- †Gasconadia
- †Gaulocrinus
- †Geniculifera
- †Geraocrinus
- †Gilbertsocrinus
- †Ginkgospongia
- †Girvanella
- †Glyphaspis – tentative report
- †Glyptocrinus
- †Glyptograptus
- †Glyptorthis
- †Glyptorthis assimilis
- †Glyptorthis bellarugosa
- †Glyptorthis insculpta
- †Glyptorthis irregularis – type locality for species
- †Glyptorthis maquoketensis
- †Gonioceras
- †Goniotrypa
- †Graphiadactyllis
- †Graptodicta
- †Graptodictya
- †Gravicalymene
- †Grewingkia
- †Griffithidella
- †Grifithidella
- †Gypidula
H
[edit]- †Hadroblastus
- †Hagnocrinus
- †Hagnocrinus crenus – type locality for species
- †Hallopora
- †Halysiocrinus
- †Haplistion
- †Hebertella
- †Hedeina
- †Hedstroemia
- †Helcionopsis
- †Helicelasma
- †Helicotoma
- †Helopora
- †Hemidictya
- †Hemiphragma
- †Hesperorthis
- †Heterorthis
- †Heterospongia
- †Heterotrypa
- †Heterotrypa echinata
- †Heterotrypa exovaria
- †Heterotrypa frondosa
- †Heterotrypa magnopora
- †Heterotrypa parulipora
- †Heterotrypa parvulipora
- †Heterotrypa patera
- †Heterotrypa praenuntia
- †Heterotrypa rugosa
- †Heterotrypa simplex
- †Heterotrypa solitaria
- †Heterotrypa stonensis
- †Heterotrypa subpulchella
- †Heterotrypa subramosa
- †Heterotrypa subtrentonensis
- †Heterotrypa tuberculata
- †Hexacrinites
- †Hibbertia
- †Hindia
- †Hiscobeccus
- †Holopea
- †Homoeospira
- †Homotrypa
- †Homotrypella
- †Hormotoma
- †Howellella
- †Howellella crispa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hudsonaster
- †Hustedia
I
[edit]- †Illaenus
- †Ischadites
- †Ischadites turbinatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Isochilina
- †Isophragma
- †Isophragma extensum
- †Isophragma subabbreviatum – type locality for species
- †Isorthis
- †Isotelus
K
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[edit]- †Labriproductus – tentative report
- †Lambeophyllum
- †Lampadosocrinus
- †Lampterocrinus
- †Leangella
- †Lecanocrinus
- †Leiochonetes
- †Leperditella
- †Leperditia
- †Lepidocoleus
- †Lepidocyclus
- †Leptaena
- †Leptaenisca
- †Leptellina
- †Leptostrophia
- †Lichenaria
- †Licrophycus
- †Lingulasma
- †Lingulasma matutinum – type locality for species
- †Lingulella
- †Lingulops
- †Lioclemella
- †Liospira
- †Lissatrypa – tentative report
- †Lobomelocrinus
- †Lonchodomas
- †Lophospira
- †Lophospira conoidea
- †Lophospira milleri
- †Lophospira obliqua
- †Lophospira perangulata – type locality for species
- †Lophospira producta
- †Lophospira selecta – type locality for species
- †Lophospira superba – type locality for species
- †Loxobucania
- †Loxobucania emmonsi
- †Loxobucania nashvillensis – type locality for species
- †Loxonema
- †Lyriocrinus
- †Lyrodesma
- †Lytospira
M
[edit]- †Maclurina
- †Macluritella
- †Maclurites
- †Macrocrinus
- †Macropleura
- †Macrostylocrinus
- †Magnuscrinus
- †Manespira
- †Manespira rotunda – type locality for species
- †Marginatia
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Mauryella
- †Meekopora
- †Meekopora clausa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megamyonia
- †Meilsonia
- †Menoieidina
- †Merista
- †Meristella
- †Meristina
- †Mesotrypa
- †Mespilocrinus
- †Metichthyocrinus
- †Metriophyllum
- †Michelinia
- †Michellinia
- †Mimella
- †Mitoclema
- †Modiolodon
- †Modiolopsis
- †Modiolopsis consimilis – tentative report
- †Modiolopsis modiolaris
- †Modiolopsis truncatus
- †Monomorphichnus
- †Monotrypa
- †Monticulipora
- †Mulceodens
- †Multicostella
- †Multicostella plena – type locality for species
- †Myelodactylus
N
[edit]- †Nanillaenus
- †Nematopora
- †Nemtatopora
- †Newportopora
- †Newsomella
- †Nicholsonella
- †Nicholsonella frondifera
- †Nicholsonella pulchra
- †Nicholsonella vaupeli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nipterocrinus
- †Nolichuckia
- †Nucelospira
- †Nucleospira
- †Nucularca
- †Nuculopsis
- †Nyctopora
O
[edit]- †Oepikina
- †Omospira
- †Onychoplecia
- †Ophileta
- †Ophiletina
- †Opikina
- †Orbiculoidea
- †Orbignyella
- †Orthambonites
- †Orthoceras
- †Orthodesma
- †Orthograptus
- †Orthorhynchula
- †Orthostrophia
- †Ottoseetaxis
- †Ovatia
- †Ozarkodina
P
[edit]- †Pachydicta
- †Pachydictya
- †Pachydictya foliata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pachydictya senilis
- †Pachystrophia
- †Pachystrophia contiguus – type locality for species
- †Paciphacops
- †Palaeacis
- †Palaeocrinus
- †Palaeophycus
- †Palaeostrophomena
- †Palaeostrophomena superba – type locality for species
- †Paleoalveolites
- †Panderodus
- †Panderodus panderi – tentative report
- †Panderodus unicostatus
- †Parachaetetes – tentative report
- †Paracyrtolites
- †Paradichocrinus
- †Paraliospira
- †Paraliospira abrupta – type locality for species
- †Parvohallopora
- †Passalocrinus
- †Paterula
- †Paucicrura
- †Paupospira
- †Paurorthis
- †Pentremites
- †Perimecocoelia
- †Peronopora
- †Petalichnus
- †Petigopora
- †Petrocrania
- †Phaenopora
- †Phanocrinus
- †Phanocrinus sagillatus – type locality for species
- †Pharetrolites
- †Phillibole
- †Phillibole conkini – or unidentified comparable form
- †Phimocrinus
- †Phragmolites
- †Phragmolites cellulosus
- †Phragmolites dyeri
- †Phragmolites triangularis – type locality for species
- †Phycodes
- †Phyllodictya
- †Phylloporina
- †Piltonia
- †Pionodema
- †Pionodema aberstadti – type locality for species
- †Pionodema minuscula
- †Pionodema subaequata
- †Pionomena
- †Pisocrinus
- †Plaesiomys
- †Planolites
- †Platyceras – type locality for genus
- †Platyceras nelsoni – type locality for species
- †Platyceras niagarense
- †Platyceras plebium
- †Platyceras princeps – type locality for species
- †Platycrinites
- †Platystrophia
- †Platystrophia acutilirata
- †Platystrophia amoena
- †Platystrophia colbiensis
- †Platystrophia crassa
- †Platystrophia cypha
- †Platystrophia elegantula
- †Platystrophia extensa
- †Platystrophia globosa
- †Platystrophia hermitagensis
- †Platystrophia juvenis
- †Platystrophia laticosta
- †Platystrophia nitida
- †Platystrophia ponderosa
- †Platystrophia precursor
- †Platystrophia strigosa
- †Platystrophia sublaticosta
- †Plectambonites
- †Plectoceras
- †Plectorthis
- †Plectospira
- †Pleurodictyum
- †Pliomerops
- †Plumulites
- †Polydeltoideus
- †Polyplacognathus
- †Prasopora
- †Primitiella
- †Prismostylus
- Proboscina
- †Productina
- †Productina sampsoni – tentative report
- †Proetides – tentative report
- †Proetus
- †Prokopicrinus
- †Protarea
- †Proteoceras
- †Protopanderodus
- †Protoryncha
- †Protosalvinia
- †Pseudobythocyoris
- †Pseudooneotodus
- †Pseudotythocyoris
- †Pterinea
- †Pterotheca
- †Pterygometopus
- †Pterygometrus
- †Ptilotrypa
- †Ptychopleurella
- †Punctospirifer
- †Pygodus
Q
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[edit]- †Rafinesquina
- †Raphistoma
- †Raphistomina
- †Renalcis
- †Resserella
- †Retrorsirostra
- †Rhabdocrinus
- †Rhinidictya
- †Rhipidomella
- †Rhipidomelloides
- †Rhipidomena
- †Rhombopora
- †Rhombotrypa
- †Rhychotrema
- †Rhynchocamera
- †Rhynchopora
- †Rhynchospirina
- †Rhynchotrema
- †Rhynchotreta
- †Rhytiophora
- †Robergia
- Rostricellula
- †Rugosochonetes
- †Rusophycus
S
[edit]- †Saccocrinus
- †Saccospongia
- †Saffordotaxis
- †Saffordotaxis incrassatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sagenocrinites
- †Salterella
- †Schizambon
- †Schizolopha – type locality for genus
- †Schizolopha textilis – type locality for species
- †Schizopea
- †Schuchertella
- †Schuchertocystis
- †Scolithos
- †Scyphocrinites
- †Septopora
- †Sievertsia
- †Sinuopea
- †Siphonotreta
- †Siphonotreta americana – type locality for species
- †Skenidioides
- †Skenidium
- †Skolithos
- †Solenopora
- †Sowerbyella
- †Sowerbyella lebanonensis
- †Sowerbyella varicostellata – type locality for species
- †Sphaerirhynchia
- †Sphaerocodium – tentative report
- †Sphaerocyclus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Sphenosphaera
- †Spirifer
- †Spirifer shephardi – or unidentified related form
- †Spirifer vernonensis – or unidentified related form
- Spirorbis
- †Springerocystis
- †Spyroceras
- †Stegerhynchus
- †Stellipora
- †Stenoporida
- †Stereocrinus
- †Stictopora
- †Stictoporella
- †Stigmatella
- †Stiodermiella
- †Stiptocrinus
- †Straparollina
- †Straparollina cassina – type locality for species
- †Straparollus
- †Streblochondria
- †Streblopteria
- †Streblotrypa
- †Streptaster
- †Streptelasma
- †Streptelasma corniculum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Streptelasma parisiticum – tentative report
- †Striatopora
- †Strictoporella
- †Striispirifer
- †Stromatocerium
- †Stromatocerium huronensis
- †Stromatocerium pustulosum
- †Stromatocerium rugosum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stromatopora
- †Stromatotrypa
- †Strophalosia – tentative report
- †Strophomena
- †Strophonella
- †Strophopleura
- †Strophostylus
- †Subulites
- †Synbathocrinus
T
[edit]- †Talarocrinus
- †Talasotreta – tentative report
- †Talasotreta alta – type locality for species
- †Tarphophragma
- †Taxocrinus
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetradella
- †Tetradium
- †Tetranota
- †Tetrasacculus
- †Thaerodonta
- †Thalamocrinus
- †Thamniscus
- †Theloreus
- †Thinocrinus
- Thurammina
- †Titanambonites
- †Tolypammina
- †Trematis
- †Trematospira
- †Trepospira
- †Tricrepicephalus
- †Trigonodictya
- †Trimerus
- †Triplesia
- †Trochonema
- †Trochonema bellulum
- †Trochonema eccentricum
- †Trochonema trochonemoides – type locality for species
- †Trochonema umbilicata
- †Trochonemella – tentative report
- †Trochonemella knoxvillensis – type locality for species
- †Trochonemella notablis – type locality for species
- †Trochophyllum
- †Trophocrinus
- †Twenhofelella
- †Tyrridiocystis
U
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[edit]Z
[edit]- †Zittelella
- †Zophocrinus
- †Zygospira
- †Zygospira lebanonensis – type locality for species
- †Zygospira modesta
- †Zygospira saffordi
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.