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Majatheca tumefacta

Orthothecida - Allathecidae

Taxonomy
Majatheca tumefacta was named by Rozanov et al. (1969). Its type specimen is GIN 3481/412, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Majatheca.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Majatheca tumefacta Rozanov et al. p. 142 figs. pl. 13 f. 9-11, txt. f. 36b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyAllathecidae
genusMajatheca
speciestumefacta

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.

†Majatheca tumefacta Rozanov et al. 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-04-21 11:54:00
Modified: 2011-03-22 11:35:54
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Botomian or 525.50000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Majatheca tumefacta (80950 80952)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Majatheca tumefacta (50432)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutia) Majatheca tumefacta (96393)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Majatheca tumefacta (174247 174257)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Majatheca tumefacta (174260)