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Ovalitheca

Hyolithomorpha

Taxonomy
Ovalitheca is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hyolithomorpha by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
O. mongolica, O. multicostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Ovalitheca Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
classHyolithomorpha
genusOvalitheca

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-04-21 11:54:00
Modified: 2011-03-22 11:35:54
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Tommotian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5India O. multicostata (99560)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Khabarovsk Krai) O. mongolica (50367 50418)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) O. costellata, O. uniforme (107789) O. multicostata (107788)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) O. sp. (108259)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Xinjiang) O. mongolica (107481)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Shaanxi) O. mongolica, O. zhangshanensis (107790) O. sp. (107775)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Siberia) O. mongolica (50428) O. sp. (50319)