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Burithes distortus

Hyolithida - Sulcavitidae

Taxonomy
Linevitus distortus was named by Syssoiev (1962). Its type specimen is YaFAN 32/19, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Burithes distortus by Rozanov et al. (1969); it was recombined as Burites distortus by Khomentovsky and Karlova (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Linevitus distortus Syssoiev pp. 27-28
1969Burithes distortus Rozanov et al. pp. 155-156 figs. pl. 10 f. 10-12
1993Burites distortus Khomentovsky and Karlova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
suborderHyolithinaMathew 1899
familySulcavitidae
genusBurithes
speciesdistortus()

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.

Burithes distortus Syssoiev 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-02-19 18:02:10
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:24:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Tommotian or 525.50000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Burites distortus (50431)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Burithes distortus (80796 80809 96251 96394)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutia) Burithes distortus (96245)