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Orthothetina mianzhuensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Orthothetina mianzhuensis was named by Lu (1978). Its type specimen is Sb 4008 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gaoqiao Section F2, Mianzhu County, which is in an Artinskian marine horizon in the Liangshan Formation of China.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Orthothetina mianzhuensis Lu p. 214 figs. Pl 77, fig 8
1978Orthothetina mianzhuensis Tong p. 214 figs. Pl 77, fig 8
1982Orthothetina mianchuensis Lu p. 608 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyMeekellidae
subfamilyMeekellinae
genusOrthothetinaSchellwien 1900
speciesmianzhuensis

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.

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Invalid names: Orthothetina mianchuensis Lu 1982 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height117.0

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3China (Sichuan) Orthothetina mianzhuensis (type locality: 107430)