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Allatheca minor

Orthothecida - Allathecidae

Taxonomy
Allatheca minor was named by Qian et al. (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tianzhushan, upper bed, which is in a Meishucunian marine phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Allatheca minor Qian et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyAllathecidae
genusAllatheca
speciesminor

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.

Allatheca minor Qian et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-04-21 11:54:00
Modified: 2011-03-22 11:35:54
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Meishucunian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Allatheca minor (type locality: 107634)