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Orthotetes sulensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae

Taxonomy
Orthotetes sulensis was named by Kalashnikov (1993). Its type specimen is KNTs UrO PAN 279/37 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sula River, Shuchaya River Mouth, lower Artinskian, Northern Timan, which is in an Artinskian marine horizon in the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. chemungensis, O. mutabilis, O. protensus, O. springerensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Orthotetes sulensis Kalashnikov p. 22 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyOrthotetidae
genusOrthotetes
speciessulensis

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.

†Orthotetes sulensis Kalashnikov 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 - 279.3Russian Federation Orthotetes sulensis (type locality: 110103)