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Turcutheca maxima

Orthothecida

Taxonomy
Turcutheca maxima was named by Chen et al. (1981). It is not extant. Its type locality is Songlinpo, lower beds, which is in a Meishucunian carbonate dolomite in the Dengying Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Turcutheca maxima Chen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
genusTurcutheca
speciesmaxima

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.

†Turcutheca maxima Chen et al. 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2011-03-23 03:35:20
Modified: 2011-03-22 11:35:20
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Meishucunian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Turcutheca maxima (type locality: 108414)