Bactrotheca Novak 1891

Hyolitha - Orthothecida - Orthothecidae

Parent taxon: Orthothecidae according to D. W. Fisher 1962

See also Landing and Bartowski 1996 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Lenatheca, Lentitheca, Orthotheca, Quadrotheca, Semielliptotheca, Trapezotheca

Subtaxa: Bactrotheca emmonsi Bactrotheca teres

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Type: Hyolithes teres

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Dobrotivian of Czechia (1 collection)

• Ordovician of Czechia (2), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (5)

• Cambrian of Canada (3: Quebec), United States (5: New York)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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