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Acanthotheca junior

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Stenothecidae

Taxonomy
Ribeiria junior was named by Runnegar (1996). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Acanthotheca.

It was recombined as Acanthotheca junior by Vendrasco et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Ribeiria junior Runnegar p. 85 fig. 6.2K
2010Ribeiria junior Vendrasco et al. pp. 106 - 108; 130 figs. txt. f. 3C; pl. 3
2011Acanthotheca junior Vendrasco et al. pp. 11A:25-26 fig. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
familyStenothecidae
genusAcanthotheca
speciesjunior()

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.

Acanthotheca junior Runnegar 1996
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. J. Vendrasco et al. 2010Shell small (c. 1 mm long), subconical, slightly laterally compressed; aperture margin curved; indentation on sub-apical side, just above the aperture margin, likely the imprint of a pegma, variously developed in different specimens; inner shell layer nacreous, best preserved below inferred pegma, but also seen in other places along surface of internal moulds.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-09-24 14:16:38
Modified: 2010-05-17 04:48:53
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Floran or 504.50000 to 503.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floran504.5 - 503.0Australia (Queensland) Ribeiria junior (93407 93409 93421)