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Eccentrotheca

Taxonomy
Eccentrotheca was named by Landing et al. (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tomm-l Cm Boto-l Sepkoski's reference number: 655,1006]. It was considered monophyletic by Skovsted et al. (2008).

It was assigned to Tommotiidae by Landing (1984) and Hinz (1987); to Tommotiida by Sepkoski (2002); to Phoronida by Skovsted et al. (2008); and to Brachiopoda by Balthasar et al. (2009).

Species
E. guano, E. kanesia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Eccentrotheca Landing et al. p. 404
1984Eccentrotheca Landing p. 1392
1987Eccentrotheca Hinz p. 80
2002Eccentrotheca Sepkoski
2008Eccentrotheca Skovsted et al.
2009Eccentrotheca Balthasar et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
genusEccentrotheca

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.

G. †Eccentrotheca Landing et al. 1980
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†Eccentrotheca guano Bengtson et al. 1990
†Eccentrotheca kanesia Landing et al. 1980
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. B. Skovsted et al. 2008Eccentrotheca represent stem-group Phoronida.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindg
Created: 2010-09-23 02:07:53
Modified: 2010-09-23 04:07:53
Source: g = genus, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Botomian or 525.50000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Placentian538.8 - 517.1Canada (Nova Scotia) E. kanesia (86744 86745)
Placentian538.8 - 517.1USA (Massachusetts) E. kanesia (56827 56828 56829 56832 56833 56834 56836 56841 56851)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) E. kanesia (56958 87334)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Canada (Nova Scotia) E. kanesia (6896 9388)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0USA (Massachusetts) E. kanesia (56830)
Tommotian - Atdabanian525.5 - 516.0Canada (Nova Scotia) E. kanesia (6897)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) E. guano (96931 97767 97768 97769) E. helenia (155989) E. sp. (96454 96966)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0United Kingdom (England) E. kanesia (79933 79934)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Nova Scotia) E. kaneisa (9385) E. kanesia (9351 9384 9386 9387 9389 9390 232701)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9Australia (Northern Territory) E. kanesia (80920 80921)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9Canada (Nova Scotia) E. kanesia (9350 9391)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0USA (Massachusetts) E. kanesia (56838 56840 56852)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0United Kingdom (England) E. kanesia (79928 79935 79937)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9USA (Massachusetts) E. kanesia (56839 56850)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Australia (South Australia) E. guano (96916 96932 96965 97770)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9United Kingdom E. sp. (139702)