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Bactrotheca emmonsi

Orthothecida - Orthothecidae

Taxonomy
Hyolithes emmonsi was named by Ford (1873). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Bactrotheca emmonsi by Landing and Bartowski (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Hyolithes emmonsi Ford p. 214 figs. 3a-c
1996Bactrotheca emmonsi Landing and Bartowski pp. 755 – 756 figs. 7.13, 10.4, 11.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyOrthothecidae
genusBactrothecaNovak 1891
speciesemmonsi()

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.

Bactrotheca emmonsi Ford 1873
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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 et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Quebec) Bactrotheca emmonsi (78753 78754 78755)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (New York) Bactrotheca emmonsi (78762 78764 78765 78766 78767)