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Conotreta apicalis

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae

Taxonomy
Conotreta apicalis was named by Cooper (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 116813a, a valve (pedicle valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Conotreta apicalis Cooper pp. 249-250 figs. Plate 17, B, figures 15-28
2000Conotreta apicalis Holmer p. 314

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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
genusConotretaWalcott 1889
speciesapicalis

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.

Conotreta apicalis Cooper 1956
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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 12:41:21
Modified: 2018-11-10 16:47:17
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chazyan or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Alabama) Conotreta apicalis (162364)