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Decoritheca glabrus

Orthothecida - Novitatidae

Taxonomy
Orthotheca glabra was named by Walcott (1911) [TYPE SPECIMEN: = lectotype.]. Its type specimen is USNM 57567-B, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hyolithes glabrus by Resser and Endo (1937); it was recombined as Decoritheca glabrus by Malinky (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Orthotheca glabra Walcott p. 75 figs. pl. 14, fig. 5
1937Orthotheca glabra Resser and Endo
1937Hyolithes glabrus Resser and Endo p. 154
1990Decoritheca glabrus Malinky p. 238

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyNovitatidaeSysoyev 1968
genusDecorithecaSyssoiev 1968
speciesglabrus(Walcott 1911)

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 glabrus Walcott 1911
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Diagnosis
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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
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