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Bactrotheca teres

Orthothecida - Orthothecidae

Taxonomy
Hyolithes teres was named by Barrande (1867). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Bactrotheca.

It was recombined as Bactrotheca teres by Landing and Bartowski (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Hyolithes teres Barrande
1996Bactrotheca teres Landing and Bartowski p. 754

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyOrthothecidae
genusBactrothecaNovak 1891
speciesteres(Barrande 1867)

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.

†Bactrotheca teres Barrande 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-02-26 06:53:26
Modified: 2009-02-26 08:53:26
Source: f = family, p = phylum
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Sarka to the top of the Dobrotivian or 466.00000 to 457.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic Bactrotheca teres (3857)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic Bactrotheca teres (3859)