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Circotheca longa

Orthothecida - Circothecidae

Taxonomy
Circotheca longa was named by Chen et al. (1981). It is not extant. Its type locality is Songlinpo, lower beds, which is in a Meishucunian carbonate dolomite in the Dengying Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Circotheca longa Chen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyCircothecidae
genusCircothecaSyssoiev 1958
specieslonga

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Circotheca longa Chen et al. 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-02-26 06:45:50
Modified: 2009-02-26 08:54:09
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: d'Eichwald 1840, 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) Circotheca longa (type locality: 108414)