Full reference: F. R. Cowper Reed. 1909. Lower Palaeozoic Hyolithidae from Girvan. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 47:203-222
Belongs to Hyolithes according to J. M. Malinky 2003
Sister taxa: Hyolithes (Pharetrella), Hyolithes aclis, Hyolithes acutus, Hyolithes aliger, Hyolithes americanus, Hyolithes amosi, Hyolithes aplatus, Hyolithes asteroideus, Hyolithes cariniferus, Hyolithes cecrops, Hyolithes columbanus, Hyolithes conularioides, Hyolithes daphnis, Hyolithes delia, Hyolithes endoi, Hyolithes fuchouensis, Hyolithes gibbosus, Hyolithes hathewayi, Hyolithes immemor, Hyolithes kuantungensis, Hyolithes mantouensis, Hyolithes minutissimus, Hyolithes multicinctus, Hyolithes multipunctatus, Hyolithes ornatellus, Hyolithes paishanensis, Hyolithes penkillensis, Hyolithes sondai, Hyolithes tenuis, Hyolithus (Hyolithus), Hyolithus mimicus, Hyolithus pallidus, Theca kirkbyi
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder