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Tritoechia typica

Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae

Taxonomy
Deltatreta typica was named by Schuchert and Cooper (1932) [Ulrich in Schuchert & Cooper 1932. Lectotype designated by Cooper 1956.]. Its type specimen is USNM 91749c and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is U.S.G.S. loc. 191K. near Berwyn, which is in a Tulean carbonate wackestone in the Kindblade Formation of Oklahoma.

It was recombined as Tritoechia typica by Ulrich and Cooper (1936), Cooper (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. hemipyramidata, T. loganensis, T. mina, T. planulata, T. pyramidalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Deltatreta typica Schuchert and Cooper p. 206 figs. pl. 6, figs. 10, 14, 19, 30
1936Tritoechia typica Ulrich and Cooper pp. 624 - 625
1956Tritoechia typica Cooper p. 512 figs. Plate 77, A, figures 1-9

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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
orderBillingsellida
suborderClitambonitidinaOpik 1934
superfamilyPolytoechioideaOpik 1934
familyPolytoechiidaeOpik 1934
genusTritoechia
speciestypica()

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.

†Tritoechia typica Schuchert and Cooper 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:53:57
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:19:29
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Tulean or 481.70000 to 475.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jeffersonian - Cassinian486.85 - 471.3USA (Oklahoma) Tritoechia typica (186588)
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (Missouri) Tritoechia typica (210298)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Oklahoma) Deltatreta typica (type locality: 186137)