List of chitinozoan genera explained

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.

Naming conventions and terminology

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

Genus	Status	Order	Family	Subfamily
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

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