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Speciothyris speciosa

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Crurithyris speciosa was named by Wang (1955).

It was recombined as Orbicoelia speciosa by Chen (2006), Zhang et al. (2014), Hautmann et al. (2015), Foster et al. (2019), Wu et al. (2019); it was recombined as Speciothyris speciosa by Liao and Meng (1986), He et al. (2019).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Crurithyris speciosa Wang
1978Crurithyris speciosa Feng and Jiang p. 283 figs. Pl 102, fig 10
1978Crurithyris speciosa Tong p. 254 figs. Pl 89, fig 6
1980Crurithyris speciosa Liao figs. Pl 8, figs 16,17
1986Speciothyris speciosa Liao and Meng figs. Pl 4, figs 11,12
1990Crurithyris huadongensis Liang p. 282 figs. Pl 71, figs 1-6; text-fig 37
1995Crurithyris speciosa Zeng et al. figs. Pl 12, figs 17-19
2006Orbicoelia speciosa Chen p. 317 figs. 9a-f, 10
2014Orbicoelia speciosa Zhang et al. p. 498 figs. 10A-I
2015Orbicoelia speciosa Hautmann et al. p. 895 fig. 13E
2019Orbicoelia speciosa Foster et al. p. 619 figs. 4H-L
2019Speciothyris speciosa He et al. p. 183 fig. 9.64
2019Orbicoelia speciosa Wu et al. p. 625 figs. 7Q-U

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyAmbocoelioideaGeorge 1931
familyAmbocoeliidae
subfamilyAmbocoeliinae
genusSpeciothyris
speciesspeciosa(Wang 1955)

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.

Speciothyris speciosa Wang 1955
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Invalid names: Crurithyris huadongensis Liang 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height86.875.4011.06.401.93

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Griesbachian or 264.28000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) Crurithyris huadongensis (95519)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Fujian) Crurithyris speciosa (95482 121429)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hunan) Crurithyris speciosa (31420) Speciothyris speciosa (105918)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Crurithyris speciosa (94967 94968 94969 94978 94984 94989 148538 149137 149153 149256 156885)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China Orbicoelia speciosa (221335 221336 221339 221342)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Orbicoelia speciosa (60533)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Crurithyris speciosa (117511)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Crurithyris speciosa (51425 108163 112012 112016 112085 112093 117465) Orbicoelia speciosa (145677 145682 145684 145685 145686 145687 145688 145689 180415)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Crurithyris speciosa (89355 95282 95288 95293 95301 95303 103467 156816)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Zhejiang) Crurithyris speciosa (43788) Orbicoelia speciosa (43789 105216 105221)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China Orbicoelia speciosa (221343)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Chongqing) Crurithyris speciosa (149136 149151)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Sichuan) Crurithyris speciosa (149116)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Crurithyris speciosa (111977) Orbicoelia speciosa (101333 200982 200983 200987 200989 201000 201002 201003 201006 201007 201012 201013)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guangxi) Orbicoelia speciosa (96695 187267 187277 187280 187281 187282)