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Orthothetina caojiayingensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Orthothetina caojiayingensis was named by Feng (1978). Its type specimen is Gb-17 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Caojiaying Section, Nankai, Shuicheng County, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Orthothetina caojiayingensis Feng p. 238 figs. Pl 87, fig 4
1990Orthothetina caojiayingensis Liang p. 133 figs. Pl 13, figs 15-19

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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
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyMeekellidae
subfamilyMeekellinae
genusOrthothetinaSchellwien 1900
speciescaojiayingensis

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 height114.3

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Capitanian or 259.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) Orthothetina caojiayingensis (95519)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) Orthothetina caojiayingensis (type locality: 95219)