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Hyolithus (Orthotheca) holmi

Orthothecida - Orthothecidae

Taxonomy
Hyolithus (Orthotheca) holmi was named by Cobbold (1931) [Specimen No. 2809 in Cobbold's collection for the British Association]. It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Hyolithus (Orthotheca) holmi Cobbold pp. 494-495 figs. Pl. XLI, figs. 13a, 13b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyOrthothecidae
genusHyolithusNovak 1886
subgenusOrthotheca
speciesholmi

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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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

Age range: Branchian or 516.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Branchian516.2 - 506.5United Kingdom (England) Hyolithus holmi (79928)