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Orthotetella wolfcampensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetellidae

Taxonomy
Orthotetella wolfcampensis was named by King (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is R.E. King 93, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian carbonate limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Orthotetella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Orthotetella wolfcampensis King p. 51 figs. Pl 9, figs 27,28
1954Orthotetella wolfcampensis Stehli p. 303 figs. Pl 17, figs 24-26; pl 18, figs 1,2
1974Orthotetella wolfcampensis Cooper and Grant p. 286 figs. Pl 93, figs 4-19; pl 94, figs 1-18; pl 95, figs 23-27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderOrthotetidina
superfamilyOrthotetoidea()
familyOrthotetellidae
genusOrthotetella
specieswolfcampensis

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
partNmean
shell height144.5

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Kungurian or 303.70000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (43483 43489 43523 105974 149720 149854 149855 150111 150114)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (43468 43469 43474 43479 43480 43481 75952 108402 type locality: 121456 149719 149722 149856 150139)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (150141)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (150140 150142)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Texas) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (113201)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (75864 75865 81726)