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Decoritheca canalis

Orthothecida - Novitatidae

Taxonomy
Hyolithes canalis was named by Resser and Endo (1937). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Decoritheca canalis by Malinky (1987) and Malinky (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Hyolithes canalis Resser and Endo
1987Decoritheca canalis Malinky
1990Decoritheca canalis Malinky p. 229

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyNovitatidaeSysoyev 1968
genusDecorithecaSyssoiev 1968
speciescanalis(Resser and Endo 1937)

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.

Decoritheca canalis Resser and Endo 1937
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available