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Orthotheca teretiuscula

Orthothecida - Orthothecidae

Taxonomy
Hyolithus teretiusculus was named by Linnarsson (1877).

It was recombined as Orthotheca teretiuscula by Linnarsson (1877), Henningsmoen (1952).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Orthotheca teretiuscula Linnarsson
1952Orthotheca teretiuscula Henningsmoen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyOrthothecidae
genusOrthothecaNovak 1886
speciesteretiuscula(Linnarsson 1877)

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Orthotheca teretiuscula Linnarsson 1877
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, d'Eichwald 1840

Age range: Amgan or 508.20000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Norway (Rogaland) Orthotheca teretiuscula (76545)