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Lophotheca ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hyolitha : Orthothecida : Lophotheca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 530 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Hyolitha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Hyolitha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Hyolitha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hyolitha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Hyolitha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | Y. Qian. 1978. The early Cambrian hyolithids in central and southwest China and their stratigraphical significance. Memoirs of Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology 11:1-43 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Lophotheca costellata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1978 | Lophotheca Qian |
2002 | Lophotheca Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!