List of the Paleozoic life of Wisconsin

This list of the Paleozoic life of Wisconsin contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Wisconsin and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.

A

 * †Acernaspis
 * †Acheilops
 * †Acheronauta- type locality of the genus
 * †Acidaspis
 * †Acrotreta
 * †Actinoceras
 * †Actinopteria
 * †Actinopteria brisa
 * †Actinurus
 * Aglaspis spinifer.jpg †[[Aglaspis]]
 * †Agraulos
 * †Agraulos woosteri
 * †Alveolites
 * †Amphicoelia
 * †Amphicoelia leidyi
 * †Amphicyrtoceras
 * †Amphicyrtoceras laterale
 * †Amphicyrtoceras orcas
 * †Amplexopora
 * †Amplexopora minnesotensis
 * †Amplexus
 * †Amplexus fenestratus
 * †Anastrophia
 * †Anastrophia internascens
 * †Anatolepis – tentative report
 * †Anatolepis heintzi
 * †Ancrinurus
 * †Ancrinurus nereus
 * †Antirhynchonella
 * †Antirhynchonella ventricosa
 * †Arcadiaspis – type locality for genus
 * †Arcadiaspis bispinata – type locality for species
 * †Archinacella – type locality for genus
 * †Archinacella powersi – type locality for species
 * Arctinurus boltoni.jpg †[[Arctinurus]]
 * †Arctunurus
 * †Arenosicaris
 * †Arenosicaris- Type locality for the genus
 * †Armonia
 * †Ascoceras
 * †Ascoceras croneisi
 * †Aspeluindia
 * †Aspeluindia fluegeli
 * †Astraeospongium
 * †Athyris
 * †Athyris vittara
 * †Atrpina
 * †Atrpina magnaventra
 * †Atrypa
 * †Atrypa pronis
 * Atrypa reticularis pedunculate Gondelsheim CRF.jpg †[[Atrypa reticularis]] – tentative report
 * †Atrypina
 * †Atrypina magnaventra

B

 * †Beloitoceras – or unidentified related form
 * †Billingsella
 * †Bucanella
 * Bumastus ioxus cropped.jpg †[[Bumastus]]
 * †Bumastus armatus
 * †Bumastus cuniculus
 * †Bumastus dayi
 * †Bumastus ioxus
 * †Bumastus niagarensis
 * †Bumastus tenuis
 * †Bumastoides
 * †Burnetiella
 * †(The butterfly animal)- type locality of the organism
 * †Buthograptus
 * †Buthograptus gundersoni – type locality for species
 * †Buthograptus meyeri – type locality for species

C

 * †Calliocrinus
 * †Calliocrinus cornatus
 * †Calliocrinus cornutus
 * †Calliocrinus longispinus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Calvinella
 * †Calvinella wisconsinensis – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Calymene
 * Calymene celebra.png †[[Calymene celebra]]
 * †Camaraspis
 * †Camerella
 * †Campylorthis
 * †Campylorthis deflecta
 * †Capelliniella
 * †Capelliniella mira
 * †Caryocrinites
 * †Caryocrinites ornatus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Catenipora
 * †Cedaria
 * †Ceratocephala
 * †Ceratocephala goniata
 * †Cerauromerus
 * †Cerauromerus hydei
 * †Ceraurus
 * †Ceraurus hydei
 * †Ceraurus plattinensis
 * †Ceratiocaris
 * †Cheirurus
 * †Cheirurus niagarensis
 * †Chippewaella – type locality for genus
 * †Chippewaella patellitheca – type locality for species
 * †ClimactichnitesChondrites.JPG'']]
 * †Chondrites
 * †Chonetes
 * †Chonetes schucherti
 * †Clathrospira
 * †Clathrospira subconica
 * †Conaspis
 * †Conchidium
 * †Conchidium multicostatum
 * †Conocoryphe
 * †Conotoma
 * †Conotoma bispiralis
 * †Conularia
 * †Coolina
 * †Coolina subplana
 * †Coolinia
 * †Coolinia applanata
 * †Coolinia subplana
 * †Coosia
 * †Corbina
 * †Corbinia
 * †Corbinia burkhalteri – type locality for species
 * Cornulites cellulosus.jpg †[[Cornulites]]
 * †Corynotrypa
 * †Corynotrypa abrupta
 * †Cranaena
 * †Cranaena subovata
 * †Cranaena thomasi
 * †Crateroceras
 * †Crateroceras raymondi
 * †Crepicephalus
 * †Crotalocrinites
 * †Crotalocrinites cora
 * †Ctenodonta
 * †Ctenodonta nasuta
 * †Cupulocrinus
 * †Cupulocrinus levorsoni
 * †Cyathaxonia
 * †Cyathaxonia wisconsinensis
 * †Cyathocrinites – tentative report
 * †Cyathocrinites vanhornei
 * †Cycloceras
 * †Cycloceras niagarense
 * †Cypricardinia
 * †Cypricardinia arata
 * †Cyrtia
 * †Cyrtia meta
 * †Cyrtina
 * †Cyrtina triqueira
 * †Cyrtina umbonata
 * †Cyrtocerina
 * †Cyrtocerina crenulata – type locality for species
 * †Cyrtodonta
 * †Cyrtodonta huronensis
 * †Cyrtorizoceras
 * †Cyrtorizoceras dardanus
 * †Cyrtorizoceras fosteri
 * †Cyrtorizoceras lucillum
 * †Cyrtorizoceras unguicurvatum
 * †Cyrtospira
 * †Cyrtospira ventricosus
 * †Cystiphyllum
 * †Cystiphyllum niagarense

D

 * †Dalejina
 * SilurianTrilobite.jpg †[[Dalmanites]]
 * †Dalmanites illinoiensis
 * †Dalmanites illinoisensis
 * †Dalmanites platycaudatus
 * †Dawsonoceras
 * †Dawsonoceras nodocostatum
 * †Decoriconus
 * †Decoriconus fragilis
 * †Decoroproetus
 * †Deiphon
 * †Deiphon americanus
 * †Dendrograptus
 * †Desquamatia
 * †Dicellomus
 * †Dicoelosia
 * †Dicoelosia biloba
 * †Dicranopeltis
 * †Dicranopeltis decipiens
 * †Dicranopeltis greeni
 * †Dicranopeltis nasuta
 * Dikelocephalus minnesotensis pygidium draw.png †[[Dikelocephalus]]
 * †Dikelocephalus minnesotensis
 * †Dimerocrinited
 * †Dimerocrinited pentangularis
 * †Dimerocrinites
 * †Dimerocrinites occidentalis
 * †Dimerocrinites pentangularis
 * †Dinobolus
 * †Dinobolus conradi
 * †Dinorthis
 * †Diplotrypa
 * †Distomodus
 * †Distomodus stenolophata
 * †Distyrax
 * †Dolerorthis
 * †Dresbachia
 * †Dudleyaspis

E

 * †Echinochiton – type locality for genus
 * †Echinochiton dufoei – type locality for species
 * †Elita
 * †Elita subundifera
 * †Ellesmeroceras
 * †Ellesmeroceras hotchkissi
 * Ellipsocephalus Hoffi.jpg †[[Ellipsocephalus]]
 * †Ellsworthoconus
 * †Ellsworthoconus barabuensis
 * †Elrodoceras
 * †Elrodoceras abnorme
 * †Elvinia
 * †Encrinurus
 * †Encrinurus egani
 * †Encrinurus nereus
 * †Encrinurus reflexus
 * †Entomaspis
 * †Eodictyonella (formerly Dictyonella)
 * †Eodictyonella reticulata
 * †Eoleperditia
 * †Eoleperditia fabulites
 * †Eophacops
 * †Eophacops handwerki
 * †Eoplectodonta
 * †Eospirifer
 * †Eospirifer radiatus
 * †Eosyringothyris
 * †Eosyringothyris occidentalis
 * †Eridotrypa
 * †Escharopora
 * †Eucalyptocrinites
 * †Eucalyptocrinites crassus
 * †Eucalyptocrinites depressus
 * †Eucalyptocrinites nodolosus
 * †Eucalyptocrinites nodulosus
 * †Eucalyptocrinites ornatus
 * †Eunema
 * †Eunema fatua
 * †Euomphalopterus
 * †Euomphalopterus alatus
 * †Eurekia
 * †Eurekia eos – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Eurychilina
 * †Eurychilina subradiata

F

 * FavositesOrdovicianIndiana.jpg †[[Favosites]]
 * †Foerstephyllum
 * †Fusispira
 * †Fusispira schucherti – type locality for species
 * †Fusispira ventricosa

G

 * †Gabriceraurus
 * †Geisonocerina
 * †Geisonocerina wauwatosense
 * †Glomospirella
 * †Glomospirella exserta
 * †Gomophocystites
 * †Gomophocystites glans
 * †Gomphocystites
 * †Gomphocystites glans
 * †Goniophora
 * †Goniophora quadrilatera
 * †Gyronema
 * †Gyronema pulchellum – type locality for species
 * †Gyronema semicarinatum

H

 * †Hadromeros
 * †Hadromeros welleri
 * †Hallicystis
 * †Hallicystis imago
 * HalysitesSilurian.jpg †[[Halysites]]
 * †Harpidella
 * †Harpidium
 * †Harpidium racinensis
 * †Harrisoceras
 * †Harrisoceras orthoceroides
 * †Hedeina
 * †Helicotoma
 * †Helicotoma planulata
 * †Helicotoma umbilicata
 * †Heliolites
 * †Hesperorthis
 * †Hesperorthis concava
 * †Hesperorthis tricenaria
 * †Heterocladus- Type locality for the genus
 * †Hexameroceras
 * †Hexameroceras septoris
 * †Hineacrinus
 * †Hineacrinus angusta – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Holocystites
 * †Holocystites abnormis
 * †Holocystites alternatus
 * †Holocystites cylindricus
 * Holopeidae - Holopea praestans.JPG †[[Holopea]]
 * †Holopea ampla
 * †Holopea guelphensis
 * †Hormotoma
 * †Hormotoma gracilis
 * †Housia
 * †Howella
 * †Howellella
 * †Huenella
 * Hyoliths01.JPG]] †Hyolithes''
 * †Hypseloconus
 * †Hypsiptycha

I

 * †Ichyocrinus
 * †Ichyocrinus subangularis
 * †Idahoia
 * †Illaenoides
 * †Illaenoides triloba
 * †Illaenurus
 * †Illaenus
 * †Inversoceras
 * †Inversoceras dayi
 * †Irvingella
 * †Ischadites
 * †Ischadites tenuis
 * †Isorthis
 * †Isorthis clivosa
 * Isotelus brachycephalus.JPG †[[Isotelus]]
 * †Isotelus simplex

J

 * †Janius
 * †Janius nobilis
 * †Januns
 * †Januns nobilis
 * †Jonesea

K

 * Kionoceras doricum.JPG †[[Kionoceras]]
 * †Kionoceras scammoni
 * †Kosovopeltis
 * †Kosovopeltis acamas
 * †Kosovopeltis acamus
 * †Krausella

L

 * Lagenammina
 * †Lambeophyllum
 * †Lambeophyllum profundum
 * †Lampterocrinus
 * †Lampterocrinus inflatus
 * †Leangella
 * †Leangella dissiticostella
 * †Lecanocrinus
 * †Lecanocrinus waucoma
 * †Lecanocrinus waukoma
 * †Lechritrochoceras
 * †Lechritrochoceras desplainense
 * LeonaspisDeflexa-NaturalHistoryMuseum-August23-08.jpg †[[Leonaspis]]
 * †Leperditella
 * †Leperditella germana
 * †Lepidocyclus
 * †Leptaena
 * †Leptaena depressa
 * †Leptaena rhomboidalis
 * †Leptodesma
 * †Leptodesma actualaris
 * †Leptotrypa
 * †Leptotrypa hexagonalis
 * †Lesueurilla
 * †Lesueurilla beloitensis
 * †Leurocycloceras
 * †Leurocycloceras raymondi
 * †Levicyathocrinites – tentative report
 * †Levicyathocrinites vanhorni
 * †Lingula
 * †Lingula milwaukeensis
 * Lingulella caelata 1.png †[[Lingulella]]
 * †Lingulepis
 * †Lingulidiscina
 * †Lingulidiscina marginalis
 * †Linnarssonella
 * †Liospira
 * †Litagnostus
 * †Lonchocephalus
 * †Lophospira
 * †Lophospira serrulata
 * †Loxonema
 * †Loxonema leda
 * †Loxoplocus – type locality for genus
 * †Loxoplocus gothlandicus
 * †Loxoplocus nelsonae – type locality for species
 * †Lyriocrinus – tentative report
 * †Lyriocrinus melissa
 * †Lysocystites
 * †Lysocystites nodosus

M

 * †Mackenziurus
 * †Mackenziurus lauriae
 * †Maclurina
 * †Maclurina bigsbyi
 * †Macropleura
 * †Macropleura eudora
 * †Macroscenella
 * †Macroscenella superba
 * †Macrostylocrinus
 * †Macrostylocrinus obconicus
 * †Macrostylocrinus semiradiatus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Macrostylocrinus striatus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Manespira
 * †Manespira nicolleti – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Marsupiocrinus
 * †Marsupiocrinus chagoensis
 * †Maryvillia
 * †Matheria
 * †Matheria recta
 * Matthevia cropped.jpg †[[Matthevia]]
 * †Megamyonia
 * †Megastrophia
 * †Megastrophia profunda
 * †Melocrinites
 * †Menomonia
 * †Merista
 * †Meristina
 * †Meroperix
 * †Metaconularia
 * †Metarizoceras
 * †Metarizoceras brevicorne
 * †Metaspyroceras
 * †Metaspyroceras reudemanni
 * †Metaspyroceras ruedemanni
 * †Michelinoceras
 * †Milaculum
 * †Monocheilus
 * Spirograptus spiralis cropped.jpg †[[Monograptus]]
 * †Monograptus spiralis
 * †Monomuchites
 * †Monomuchites annularis
 * †Morinorhynchus
 * †Mosineia- type locality of the genus
 * †Murchisonia
 * †Murchisonia conradi
 * †Murchisonia laphami
 * †Myelodactylus
 * †Mytilarca
 * †Mytilarca acutirostra

N

 * †Neozaphrentis
 * †Neozaphrentis racinensis
 * †Norwoodia
 * †Nucleospira

O

 * †Obolus
 * †Oepikina
 * †Oepikina minnesotensis
 * †Onniella
 * †Ophiletina
 * †Ophiletina sublaxa
 * †Ophioceras
 * †Ophioceras wilmingtonense
 * †Opikina
 * †Orbicudloidea
 * †Orbicudloidea telleri
 * †Orbiculoidea
 * †Orbiculoidea doria
 * †Oriostoma
 * †Oriostoma globosum
 * †Oriostoma pauper
 * †Orthonata
 * †Orthospirifer
 * †Orthospirifer milwaukeensis
 * †Otarion
 * †Otusia
 * †Owenella
 * †Owenella antiquata
 * †Oxoplecia
 * †Oxoplecia niagarensis
 * †Ozarkodina
 * †Ozarkodina polinclinata – or unidentified comparable form

P

 * †Pagodia
 * †Palaeocardia
 * †Palaeocardia cordiiformis
 * †Palaeoneilo
 * †Palaeoneilo constricta
 * †Palaeophycus
 * †Panderodus
 * †Panderodus gracilis
 * †Panderodus greenlandensis
 * †Panderodus unicostatus
 * †Parioscorpio- type locality of the genus
 * †Paraliospira
 * †Paraliospira supracingulata – type locality for species
 * †Parastophinella
 * †Parastophinella multiplicata
 * †Parastrophinella
 * †Parastrophinella multiplicata
 * Pelagiella atlantoides cropped.png †[[Pelagiella]]
 * †Pemphigaspis
 * †Pentamerella
 * †Pentamerella multicosta
 * †Pentamerus
 * †Pentamerus oblongus
 * †Pentlandia
 * †Pentlandia glypta
 * †Pentlandina
 * †Pentlandina glypta
 * Periechecrinidae - Periechocrinus costatus.JPG †[[Periechocrinus]]
 * †Periechocrinus infelix
 * †Periechocrinus necis
 * †Periechocrinus uniformis
 * †Periechocrinus urniformis
 * †Periechorinus
 * †Phanerotrema
 * †Phanerotrema occidens
 * †Philhedra
 * †Philhedra magnacostata
 * †Pholidostrophia
 * †Pholidostrophia iowensis
 * †Phragmoceras
 * †Phragmoceras nestor
 * †Phragmoceras parvum
 * †Phragmoceras procerum
 * †Phragmolites
 * †Phragmolites triangularis
 * †Pionodema
 * †Pionodema conradi
 * †Pisocrinus
 * Plaesiomyiidae - Plesiomys subquadrata.JPG †[[Plaesiomys]]
 * †Plagiostomoceras
 * †Planolites
 * †Platyceras
 * †Platyceras niagarensis
 * †Platyceras wisconsinensis – type locality for species
 * †Platystrophia
 * †Platystrophia biforata
 * †Plectatrypa
 * †Plectatrypa imbricata
 * †Plectodonta
 * †Plethopeltis
 * †Pleurodictyum
 * Pleurotomaria.jpg [[Pleurotomaria]]
 * †Pleurotomaria perlata
 * †Polygnathoides
 * †Polygrammoceras
 * †Praenucula
 * †Primitella
 * †Primitella constricta
 * †Proagnostus
 * †Proetus
 * †Proetus handwerki
 * †Promelocrinus
 * †Promelocrinus obpramidalis
 * †Promelocrinus obpyramidalis
 * †Proplina – tentative report
 * †Proplina extensum
 * †Prosolarium
 * †Prosolarium halei
 * †Protokionoceras
 * †Protokionoceras medullare
 * †Protomegastrophia
 * †Prozacompsus
 * †Pseudagnostus
 * †Pseudooneotodus
 * †Pseudooneotodus beckmanni
 * †Pseudooneotodus bicornis
 * †Ptychaspis
 * †Ptychocaulus
 * †Ptychocaulus bivittata
 * †Ptychopleurella
 * †Pycnocrinus
 * †Pycnocrinus gerki
 * †Pycnomphalus
 * †Pycnomphalus solarioides

R

 * †Rafinesquina
 * †Rasettia
 * †Reserella
 * †Reserella canalis
 * †Resserella
 * †Resserella canalis
 * †Reticulatrypa
 * †Rhombopteria
 * †Rhynchotrema
 * †Rhynchotreta
 * Rostricellula
 * †Rostricellula minnesotensis
 * †Ruedemannia
 * †Ruedemannia lirata
 * †Ruedemannia robusta
 * †Rusosa

S

 * †Sactorthoceras
 * †Sactorthoceras depressum
 * †Saffordia
 * †Salmanites
 * †Salmanites platycaudatus
 * †Salpingostoma
 * †Salpingostoma buelli
 * †Saukia
 * Saukiidae - Saukiella pepinensis.JPG †[[Saukiella]]
 * †Scaevogyra
 * †Scharyia
 * †Schizonema
 * †Schizopea
 * †Schizophoria
 * †Schizophoria iowensis
 * †Schizophoria lata
 * †Schmidtella
 * †Schmidtella crassimarginata
 * †Scotoharpes
 * †Scotoharpes telleri
 * †Scutellum
 * †Similodonta
 * †Sinuites
 * †Sinuites cancellatus
 * †Sinuites rectangularis – type locality for species
 * †Sinuopea
 * †Sinuopea sweeti – type locality for species
 * †Siphonocrinus
 * †Siphonocrinus armosus
 * †Siphonocrinus nobilis
 * †Siphonocrinus nobilus
 * †Skenidioides
 * †Skenidioides anthonensis
 * Skolithos.jpg †[[Skolithos]]
 * †Sowerbyella
 * †Sphaerexochus
 * †Sphaerexochus roemingeri
 * †Sphaerexochus romingeri
 * †Sphaerirhynchia
 * †Sphooceras
 * †Spinatrypa
 * †Spinatrypa hystrix
 * †Spinatrypa spinosa
 * †Spinocyrtia
 * †Spinocyrtia iowensis
 * †Spirodentalium
 * †Spirodentalium osceola – type locality for species
 * †Staurocephalus
 * †Staurocephalus obsoleta
 * †Stegerhynchus
 * †Stenopareia
 * †Stenopareia imperiator
 * †Stenopilus
 * †Stephanocrinus
 * †Stephanocrinus osgoodensis
 * †Stictopora
 * †Stictopora trentonensis
 * †Straparollus
 * †Straparollus mopsus
 * †Straparollus paveyi
 * †Streptelasma
 * †Striispirifer
 * †stromatoporoids
 * Strophomena costellata brachial.jpg †[[Strophomena]]
 * †Strophomena costata
 * †Strophomena halli
 * †Strophomena plattinensis
 * †Strophostylus
 * †Strophostylus elevatus
 * †Subulites
 * †Subulites beloitensis – type locality for species

T

 * †Taenicephalus
 * †Tancrediopsis
 * †Tellerina
 * †Tetranota
 * †Tetranota sexcarinata
 * †Tetranota wisconsinensis
 * †Thalassinoides
 * †Thaleops
 * Thurammina
 * †Thurammina polygona
 * Thylacares brandonensis S12862-014-0159-2-10.jpg †[[Thylacares]] – type locality for genus
 * †Thylacares brandonensis – type locality for species
 * †Tremanotus
 * †Tremanotus angustata
 * †Trocholites
 * †Trochonema
 * †Trochonema beachi – tentative report
 * †Trochonema beloitense
 * †Trochurus
 * †Trochurus welleeri
 * †Trochurus welleri
 * †Tylothyris
 * †Tylothyris subvaricosa

U

 * †Uranoceras
 * †Uranoceras hercules

V

 * †Vanuxemia
 * †Virgiana
 * †Virgiana mayvillensis
 * †Venustulus (Type locality of the genus)

W

 * †Walliserodus
 * †Walliserodus curvatus
 * †Westonia
 * †Whitfieldella
 * †Whitfieldoceras
 * †Whitfieldia
 * †Wilbernia
 * †Wisconsinella – type locality for genus
 * †Wisconsinella clelandi – type locality for species
 * †Woosteroceras
 * †Woosteroceras trempealeauense
 * †Wurmiella
 * †Wurmiella excavata

Z

 * †Zaphrenthis
 * †Zaphrenthis racinensis
 * †Zophocrinus – tentative report