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Arionthia

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae

Taxonomy
Arionthia was named by Cooper and Grant (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-l P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 7]. Its type is Arionthia blothrhachis.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Punctospirellinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Arionthia Cooper and Grant p. 2750
2002Arionthia Sepkoski
2006Arionthia Williams et al. p. 1925

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyPennospiriferinoideaDagys 1972
familyPennospiriferinidaeDagys 1972
subfamilyPunctospirellinaeDagys 1974
genusArionthia

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.

G. †Arionthia Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Arionthia alata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Arionthia blothrhachis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Arionthia germana Cooper and Grant 1976
†Arionthia lamaria Cooper and Grant 1976
†Arionthia polypleura Girty 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height377.752.7024.59.006.20

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Capitanian or 290.10000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Thailand A. sp. (117764)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Japan A. lamaria (125087 149806) A. polypleura (181933)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) A. blothrhachis (43548 105592)
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51USA (Texas) Spiriferina polypleurus (108835)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) A. alata, A. lamaria (106245) A. alata, A. lamaria, A. polypleura (106244) A. germana (43526 43552 105683 106105 106157 106290 106291) A. lamaria (81619 81628 81940 106299) A. lamaria, A. polypleura (101867 105902) A. polypleura (81939 102619) Spiriferina polypleurus (108821)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) A. lamaria (81629 102625) A. lamaria, A. polypleura (105989)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) A. alata (106247) A. lamaria (81517 81589 81590 81593 81609 81613 81623 81624 81626 81632 81698 101798 101809 102618 105893 105895 106246 106248 106250) A. polypleura (106243)