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Orthothetina planoconvexa

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Orthothetina planoconvexa was named by Hayasaka (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kadosawa Limestone quarries, Nabeyama, Tochigi Prefecture (Hayasaka coll), which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the Nabeyama Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Orthothetina planoconvexa Hayasaka p. 32 figs. Pl 7, fig 2; text-fig 5

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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
suborderOrthotetidina
superfamilyOrthotetoidea()
familyMeekellidae
subfamilyMeekellinae
genusOrthothetinaSchellwien 1900
speciesplanoconvexa

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.

Orthothetina planoconvexa Hayasaka 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height125.0

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

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Changhsingian or 274.40000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Japan Orthothetina planoconvexa (type locality: 125086)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Orthothetina planoconvexa (94984)