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Orthotheca suavis

Orthothecida - Orthothecidae

Taxonomy
Cryptocaris suavis was named by Barrande (1872). It is not extant. It is the type species of Orthotheca.

It was recombined as Orthotheca suavis by Malinky (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Cryptocaris suavis Barrande p. 463 figs. pl. 31
1886Orthotheca intermedia Novak
2009Orthotheca suavis Malinky p. 591

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

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.

Orthotheca suavis Barrande 1872
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Invalid names: Orthotheca intermedia Novak 1886 [objective synonym]
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: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Orthotheca intermedia (231818)