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Conotheca ningqiangensis

Orthothecida - Circothecidae

Taxonomy
Conotheca ningqiangensis was named by Qian et al. (2001). Its type specimen is X-10518, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhaojiaba, which is in a Nangaoian marine horizon in the Guojiaba Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Conotheca ningqiangensis Qian et al. p. 39 figs. pl. 2 f. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyCircothecidae
genusConotheca
speciesningqiangensis

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Conotheca ningqiangensis Qian et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-06-11 11:05:11
Modified: 2009-06-11 13:05:11
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: Nangaoian or 521.00000 to 514.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Shaanxi) Conotheca ningqiangensis (type locality: 96505)