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Quadrotheca

Orthothecida - Orthothecidae

Taxonomy
Quadrotheca was named by Sysoyev (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tomm-u O Cara-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1,268,1116].

It was assigned to Orthothecidae by Fisher (1962); and to Hyolithida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Quadrotheca Sysoyev p. 187
1962Quadrotheca Fisher p. 125
2002Quadrotheca Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderOrthothecida
familyOrthothecidae
genusQuadrothecaSysoyev 1958

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. †Quadrotheca Sysoyev 1958
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Quadrotheca shipaiensis Qian et al. 1979
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 06:44:46
Modified: 2009-02-26 08:53:43
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, d'Eichwald 1840

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Pirgu or 530.70000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Q. shipaiensis (107634)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Poland Q. aetherica (233108)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden Q. sp. (165077)