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Girvanolithes subexcavatus

Orthothecida

Taxonomy
Hyolithus (Orthotheca) subexcavatus was named by Reed (1909). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Girvanolithes subexcavatus by Malinky (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Hyolithus (Orthotheca) subexcavatus Reed p. 211 figs. pl. 2, f. 10–12
2003Girvanolithes subexcavatus Malinky pp. 640-641 figs. 4.8, 9.7–9.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
genusGirvanolithes
speciessubexcavatus()

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: Harnagian or 458.40000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harnagian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Hyolithes subexcavatus (72413)