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Lenatheca groenlandica

Orthothecida - Orthothecidae

Taxonomy
Orthotheca groenlandica was named by Poulsen (1932). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Lenatheca.

It was recombined as Lenatheca groenlandica by Rozanov et al. (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Orthotheca groenlandica Poulsen p. 32
1969Lenatheca groenlandica Rozanov et al. pp. 144-145 figs. pl. 10 f. 17; pl. 13 f. 12-13; pl. 14 f.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyOrthothecidae
genusLenatheca
speciesgroenlandica()

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.

Lenatheca groenlandica Poulsen 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-02-26 06:53:26
Modified: 2009-02-26 08:53:26
Source: f = family, p = phylum
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Lenatheca groenlandica (174257)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Lenatheca groenlandica (174258)