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Illawarrotheca wilkesi

Hyolithida - Australothecidae

Taxonomy
Illawarrotheca wilkesi was named by Malinky (2009). Its type specimen is USNM 3621 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Illawarrotheca.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Illawarrotheca wilkesi Malinky p. 150 figs. 4.9-4.12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
familyAustralothecidae
genusIllawarrotheca
specieswilkesi

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.

Illawarrotheca wilkesi Malinky 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:29:52
Modified: 2007-09-19 11:23:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wordian or 268.80000 to 265.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Australia (New South Wales) Illawarrotheca wilkesi (83172)