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Stenotheca norvegica

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Stenothecidae

Taxonomy
Helcionella norvegica was named by Resser (1938) [= Helcionella rugosa acuticosta – Kiær 1917 p. 20, pl. 2, fig. 4.]. Its type specimen is PMO 24418, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Stenotheca norvegica by Høyberget et al. (2015), Ebbestad et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Helcionella norvegica Resser pp. 11, 14
2015Stenotheca norvegica Høyberget et al. pp. 47 - 49 fig. 15A–K
2024Stenotheca norvegica Ebbestad et al. p. 1879

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
familyStenothecidae
genusStenotheca
speciesnorvegica(Resser 1938)

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.

Stenotheca norvegica Resser 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2008-02-28 08:57:58
Modified: 2008-02-28 10:57:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Toyonian or 512.10000 to 508.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stage 4514.5 - 506.5Sweden Stenotheca norvegica (236571 236573)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Norway (Mjøsa) Stenotheca norvegica (174259)