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Orthotheca doris

Orthothecida - Orthothecidae

Taxonomy
Orthotheca doris was named by Walcott (1905) [COMMENTS: Morphology of the type does not suggest affinity to Hyolitha. Better preserved specimens may show that this species should be excluded completely from the Hyolitha.]. Its type specimen is USNM 56813, a shell, and it is a mold.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Orthotheca doris Walcott
1990Orthotheca doris Malinky p. 239

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyOrthothecidae
genusOrthothecaNovak 1886
speciesdorisWalcott 1905

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.

Orthotheca doris Walcott 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-02-26 06:44:12
Modified: 2009-02-26 08:54:18
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: d'Eichwald 1840, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available