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Lophotheca costellata

Orthothecida

Taxonomy
Lophotheca costellata was named by Qian (1978). It is not extant. It is the type species of Lophotheca.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Lophotheca costellata Qian

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
genusLophotheca
speciescostellata

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.

Lophotheca costellata Qian 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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

Age range: Tommotian or 525.50000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Xinjiang) Lophotheca costellata (107481)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Lophotheca costellata (106525 107634 107636 107665 107666 108415)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Hubei) Lophotheca costellata (155441)