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Orthotheca subornatus

Orthothecida - Orthothecidae

Taxonomy
Hyolithus (Orthotheca) subornatus was named by Reed (1909). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Orthotheca subornatus by Malinky (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. bayonett

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Hyolithus (Orthotheca) subornatus Reed p. 212 figs. pl. 2, f. 13–15
2003Orthotheca subornatus Malinky p. 641 fig. 9.10–9.12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyOrthothecidae
genusOrthothecaNovak 1886
speciessubornatus()

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.

†Orthotheca subornatus Reed 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-02-26 06:44:12
Modified: 2009-02-26 08:54:18
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, d'Eichwald 1840

Age range: Pusgillian or 449.50000 to 449.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Hyolithes subornatus (73133)