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Australotheca lanceolata

Hyolithida - Australothecidae

Taxonomy
Theca lanceolata was named by Morris (1845) [USNM 339489 designated as neotype, whereabouts of holotype unknown]. Its type specimen is USNM 339489 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Illawarra (Strzelecki coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Hyolithes lanceolatus by Campbell (1953); it was recombined as Australotheca lanceolata by Malinky (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Theca lanceolata Morris p. 289 figs. Pl 18, fig 8
1847Theca lanceolata M'Coy p. 306
1849Theca lanceolata Dana p. 708 figs. Pl 10, fig 7
1953Hyolithes lanceolatus Campbell p. 26
2009Australotheca lanceolata Malinky p. 148 figs. 4.1-4.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
familyAustralothecidae
genusAustralotheca
specieslanceolata()

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.

Australotheca lanceolata Morris 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:29:52
Modified: 2007-09-19 11:23:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Theca lanceolata (83172 133344 134048)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Hyolithes lanceolatus (97269)