Arabatia bihinensis Weir 1929

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Alternative combinations: Cererithyris bihinensis, Charltonithyris bihinensis

Synonyms: Arabatia concava Cooper 1989, Arabatia costata Cooper 1989, Arabatia ovalis Cooper 1989, Arabatia subpentagonalis Cooper 1989, Arabatia subplana Cooper 1989, Arabicella costata Cooper 1989, Arabicella ovalis Cooper 1989, Arabicella subpentagonalis Cooper 1989, Arabicella subplana Cooper 1989, Cererithyris somaliensis Weir 1929

Full reference: J. Weir. 1929. Jurassic Fossils from Jubaland, East Africa, Collected by V. G. Glenday, And the Jurassic Geology of Somaliland. Monographs of the Geological Department of the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow University 1-63

Belongs to Arabatia according to H. R. Feldman et al. 2021

See also Alméras et al. 2010, Cooper 1989, Muir-Wood 1935 and Williams et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Arabatia africana, Arabatia arabica, Arabatia dubia, Arabatia rotunda

Type specimens:

  • Arabatia bihinensis: Its type locality is Bihendula (basal echinoid Bihin limestone), which is in a Bathonian/Bajocian carbonate limestone in the Bihin Limestone Formation of Somalia
  • Arabatia concava: Its type locality is Zilfi, S293, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation of Saudi Arabia.
  • Arabicella costata: Its type locality is Jebel Qaradan, S1146, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation of Saudi Arabia.
  • Arabicella ovalis: Its type locality is KK9, Khashm Mishraq, Atash Member, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.
  • Arabicella subpentagonalis: Its type locality is Wadi Atj, S1295, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.
  • Arabicella subplana: Its type locality is KK9, Khashm Mishraq, Atash Member, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.
  • Cererithyris somaliensis: Its type locality is Bihendula (basal echinoid Bihin limestone), which is in a Bathonian/Bajocian carbonate limestone in the Bihin Limestone Formation of Somalia.

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Jordan (2 collections), Saudi Arabia (52), Somalia (4), Tunisia (6), Yemen (1)

Total: 65 collections including 73 occurrences

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