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Tritoechia (Parvitritoechia) preandina

Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae

Taxonomy
Tritoechia (Parvitritoechia) preandina was named by Benedetto et al. (2003). Its type specimen is CEGH-UNC 20901, a valve (ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro San Roque, which is in a Tremadoc open shallow subtidal wackestone/grainstone in the San Juan Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Tritoechia (Parvitritoechia).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Tritoechia (Parvitritoechia) preandina Benedetto et al. pp. 522 - 523 figs. 4.N-X

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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
orderBillingsellida
suborderClitambonitidinaOpik 1934
superfamilyPolytoechioideaOpik 1934
familyPolytoechiidaeOpik 1934
genusTritoechia
subgenusParvitritoechia
speciespreandina

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.

Tritoechia (Parvitritoechia) preandina Benedetto et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:53:57
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:19:29
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Tremadoc or 486.50000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (San Juan) Tritoechia preandina (66889 66891)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Tritoechia preandina (type locality: 66890)