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Orthothrix excavata
Taxonomy
Orthis excavata was named by Geinitz (1842). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Altenburg near Pösnek (Freiberger Kabinet), which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm dolomite in the Zechstein Formation of Germany.
It was recombined as Strophalosia excavata by King (1850) and Geinitz (1861); it was recombined as Orthothrix excavatus by Suveizdis et al. (1975); it was recombined as Orthothrix excavata by Geinitz (1848), Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960) and Tazawa (1975).
It was recombined as Strophalosia excavata by King (1850) and Geinitz (1861); it was recombined as Orthothrix excavatus by Suveizdis et al. (1975); it was recombined as Orthothrix excavata by Geinitz (1848), Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960) and Tazawa (1975).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1842 | Orthis excavata Geinitz p. 578 figs. Pl 10, figs 12,13 |
| 1848 | Orthothrix excavata Geinitz |
| 1850 | Strophalosia excavata King p. 98 figs. Pl 12, figs 13-17 |
| 1861 | Strophalosia excavata Geinitz p. 93 figs. Pl 17, figs 1-19 |
| 1960 | Orthothrix excavata Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 79 figs. Pl 7, figs 7-16 |
| 1975 | Orthothrix excavatus Suveizdis et al. |
| 1975 | Orthothrix excavata Tazawa p. 633 figs. Pl 2, fig 1 |
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†Orthothrix excavata Geinitz 1842
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Diagnosis
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