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Orthonychia elegans

Gastropoda - Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae

Taxonomy
Orthonychia elegans was named by Perner (1903) [Barrande in Perner 1903]. It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Orthonychia elegans Perner p. 18 figs. pl. 16 f. 1-14
1907Orthonychia elegans Spitz p. 165 figs. pl. 16 f. 7a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCyrtoneritida()
familyOrthonychiidae
genusOrthonychia
specieselegans

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.

†Orthonychia elegans Perner 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"g
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-04 11:04:31
Modified: 2010-02-04 13:04:31
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Ohern and Maynard 1913

Age range: Pridoli or 423.00000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic Orthonychia elegans (14039 14043 14076 14080 232620) Platyceras elegans (13894)