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Nevadotheca princeps

Hyolithida - Hyolithidae

Taxonomy
Hyolithes princeps was named by Billings (1872). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nevadotheca princeps by Malinky (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Hyolithes princeps Billings
1935Hyolithes princeps Mason p. 100
1952Hyolithes princeps Lochman p. 82 figs. Plate 15, figures 9-13
1990Nevadotheca princeps Malinky p. 229

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
familyHyolithidaeNicholson 1889
genusNevadothecaMalinky 1988
speciesprinceps(Billings 1872)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Nevadotheca princeps Billings 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:29:52
Modified: 2007-09-19 11:23:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Branchian or 517.10000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montezuman - Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0Mexico Hyolithes princeps (10681)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3Mexico Hyolithes princeps (10680)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Hyolithes princeps (99495)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (California) Hyolithes princeps (191414)