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Vandalotreta

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae

Taxonomy
Vandalotreta was named by Mergl (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid Sepkoski's reference number: 881]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acrotretidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Acrotretida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Vandalotreta Mergl
1990Luhotreta Mergl and Slehoferova
2000Vandalotreta Williams et al. p. 121
2002Luhotreta Sepkoski
2002Vandalotreta Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyAcrotretoidea
familyAcrotretidaeSchuchert 1893
genusVandalotretaMergl 1988

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.

G. †Vandalotreta Mergl 1988
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Invalid names: Luhotreta Mergl and Slehoferova 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-10 12:44:08
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:44:08
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Drumian or 515.30000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caerfai - St Davids538.8 - 497.0Italy (Sardinia) V. proclinis (55902 55908)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Spain Luhotreta proclinis (123838)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland V. sp. (49466 67782)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Czechia Luhotreta pompeckji (199039)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Czechia (Litavka) Luhotreta sp. (76453 76454)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Czechia (Central Boemian) Luhotreta sp. (76456)