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Spinulothele dubia

Lingulata - Lingulida - Acrothelidae

Taxonomy
Siphonotreta dubia was named by Walcott (1912). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM Locality 1v, Barrel Spring Section, which is in a Dyeran offshore shale in the Poleta Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Spinulothele.

It was recombined as Spinulothele dubia by Rowell (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Siphonotreta dubia Walcott
1977Spinulothele dubia Rowell pp. 76 - 77 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 6-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyAcrotheloidea
familyAcrothelidaeSchuchert 1893
subfamilyAcrothelinaeWalcott and Schuchert 1908
genusSpinulothele
speciesdubia(Walcott 1912)

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.

Spinulothele dubia Walcott 1912
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. J. Rowell 1977As for genus, which is currently monotypic.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:28:04
Modified: 2009-10-11 12:15:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Siphonotreta dubia (203345)