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Holmitheca quadricostatus

Orthothecida - Tetrathecidae

Taxonomy
Hyolithes quadricostatus was named by Shaler and Foerste (1888).

It was recombined as Holmitheca quadricostatus by Malinky (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Hyolithes quadricostatus Shaler and Foerste pp. 31 - 32 figs. pl. 2 f. 15
1891Hyolithes quadricostatus Walcott pp. 621 - 622 figs. Pl . LXXVIII , figs. 1 , la , b
1989Holmitheca quadricostatus Malinky pp. 314 - 315 figs. 4.1-4.6, 4.10, 4.13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyTetrathecidaeSysoyev 1968
genusHolmitheca
speciesquadricostatus()

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.

Holmitheca quadricostatus Shaler and Foerste 1888
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. M. Malinky 1989Holmitheca with median sulcus along longitudinal axis on dorsum; shallow ventral concavity
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: Branchian or 516.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Branchian516.2 - 506.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Holmitheca quadricostatus (99574) Hyolithes quadricostatus (99495)