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Orthothetina thomasi

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Orthothetina thomasi was named by McIntosh (1974) [Some confusion about the authors of 'Meekella ' thomasi noted on p. 205]. Its type specimen is No 104 LGOLU, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. amsdenensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Orthothetina thomasi McIntosh pp. 204-206 figs. Plate 2 J-L

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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
speciesthomasi

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 thomasi McIntosh 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available