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Conotheca subcurvata

Orthothecida - Circothecidae

Taxonomy
Circotheca subcurvata was named by Yü (1974). Its type specimen is GPIN 19039.

It was recombined as Conotheca subcurvata by Qian and Bengtson (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Circotheca maidipingensis Yu p. 112 figs. Pl. 44, figs. 1-5
1974Circotheca subcurvata Yü p. 111 figs. pl. 44 f. 6-8
1978Circotheca longiconica Qian
1978Circotheca nana Qian
1978Circotheca obesa Qian figs. pl. 1, figs. 1, 2
1978Circotheca multisulcata Qian p. 8 figs. Pl. 1, figs. 7, 8
1983Circotheca obesa Azmi and Pancholi p. 368
1984Ovalitheca acuticostata Xing and Yue p. 153 figs. Pl. 25, figs. 27, 28
1989Paracircotheca zhaojiabaensis Qian p. 73 figs. text fig. 12; Pl. 9, figs. 1-16; Pl. 76, figs. 7, 8' Pl. 77, figs. 4, 5
1989Conotheca subcurvata Qian and Bengtson pp. 127 - 128 fig. 85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyCircothecidae
genusConotheca
speciessubcurvata()

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.

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Invalid names: Circotheca longiconica Qian 1978 [synonym], Circotheca maidipingensis Yu 1974 [synonym], Circotheca multisulcata Qian 1978 [synonym], Circotheca nana Qian 1978 [synonym], Circotheca obesa Qian 1978 [synonym], Ovalitheca acuticostata Xing and Yue 1984 [synonym], Paracircotheca zhaojiabaensis Qian 1989 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-06-11 11:05:11
Modified: 2009-06-11 13:05:11
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Tommotian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (99 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Yunnan) Circotheca obesa, Circotheca subcurvata (8089) Conotheca subcurvata (96432)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Hubei) Circotheca longiconica (97556)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Shaanxi) Conotheca subcurvata (86553 86554 86555 86556 86558 86560 86561 86564 86566 86570 86571 86620)
Nemakit-Daldynian - Tommotian538.8 - 521.0China (Hubei) Conotheca subcurvata (155448 155462 155463 155464 155466 155467)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0China (Shaanxi) Conotheca subcurvata (86580 86581 86582 86583 86591 86592 86593)
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4China (Yunnan) Conotheca subcurvata (201490 201511 201519 201548 201555 201556 201557 201558 201560 201561 201562 201563 201568 201573 201575 201576 201577 201578 201581 201582 201583 201584 201585 201586 201587 201588 201589 201592 201593)
Meishucunian - Nemakit-Daldynian530.7 - 525.5China (Yunnan) Conotheca subcurvata (96433 96451)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Conotheca subcurvata (108309 201523)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Circotheca longiconica (107633) Circotheca nana (107635 107667) Circotheca nana, Circotheca longiconica (106525) Circotheca obesa, Circotheca subcurvata, Circotheca longiconica, Circotheca multisulcata (107634) Circotheca obesa, Circotheca subcurvata, Circotheca nana, Circotheca longiconica (107636 107666 108414) Circotheca subcurvata, Circotheca longiconica (107665 107789) Circotheca subcurvata, Circotheca nana, Circotheca longiconica (108415) Conotheca subcurvata (155446 155468 155469 155470 155471 155473 155474)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Guizhou) Circotheca obesa (106519) Circotheca obesa, Circotheca nana (106513) Circotheca obesa, Circotheca subcurvata (106508) Circotheca obesa, Circotheca subcurvata, Circotheca longiconica (106516) Circotheca obesa, Circotheca subcurvata, Circotheca nana, Circotheca longiconica (106512)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Shaanxi) Circotheca obesa, Circotheca subcurvata, Ovalitheca acuticostata (107775) Circotheca subcurvata, Circotheca longiconica (107791) Circotheca subcurvata, Circotheca nana, Circotheca longiconica (107790)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Sichuan) Conotheca subcurvata (108312)
Meishucunian - Tommotian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Conotheca subcurvata (96449)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Hubei) Conotheca subcurvata (155441 155442 155443 155444 155447)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Conotheca subcurvata (171900 171902)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0India Circotheca obesa (87099 87100) Circotheca obesa, Circotheca longiconica (140175)