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Sellithyris tornacensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula tornacensis was named by d'Archiac (1847). Its type specimen is B85066, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sellithyris tornacensis by Owen (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Terebratula tornacensis d'Archiac p. 316 figs. Pl. 18, Fig. 3a-c, 4a, 5a-b
1988Sellithyris tornacensis Owen p. 104 figs. Pl. 6, Fig. 1-3

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familySellithyrididaeMuir - Wood 1965
subfamilySellithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusSellithyris
speciestornacensis(d'Archiac 1847)

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.

Sellithyris tornacensis d'Archiac 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1315.211.518.315.61.81

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Sellithyris tornacensis (153958)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Belgium Sellithyris tornacensis (type locality: 153957)