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Nephrotheca ruderalis

Orthothecida - Novitatidae

Taxonomy
Nephrotheca ruderalis was named by Marek (1989). Its type specimen is LM 187 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Praha-Kacerov, which is in a Kralodvorian offshore shelf claystone in the Kraluv Dvur Formation of Czechia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Nephrotheca ruderalis Marek pp. 42 - 43 figs. Pl. I, figs. 3, 4; text-fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyNovitatidaeSysoyev 1968
genusNephrotheca
speciesruderalis

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.

Nephrotheca ruderalis Marek 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: base of the Solvan to the top of the Kralodvorian or 508.20000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Sweden (Scania) Nephrotheca ruderalis (232891)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Czechia (Praha) Nephrotheca ruderalis (type locality: 232889)