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Pseudorthotheca ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hyolithelminthida : Hyolithellidae : Pseudorthotheca | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Hyolithelminthida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hyolithelminthida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hyolithelminthida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Hyolithelminthida) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E.S. Cobbold. 1935. Lower Cambrian faunas from Hérault, France. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10 16(91):325-386 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pseudorthotheca bistriata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian | |
| Pseudorthotheca costata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian | |
| Pseudorthotheca filosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Pseudorthotheca rara ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Pseudorthotheca yichangensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1935 | Pseudorthotheca Cobbold p. 27 |
| 1962 | Pseudorthotheca Fisher p. 133 |
| 1969 | Pseudorthotheca Rozanov et al. p. 177 |
| 2002 | Pseudorthotheca 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!
