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Hemiptychina himalayensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gillediidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula himalayensis was named by Davidson (1862). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moosakhail (Fleming coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Hemiptychina himalayensis by Waagen (1882), Diener (1897), Diener (1915), Wardlaw (1977), Licharew and Kotlyar (1978), Tong (1978), Lee and Gu (1980) and Smirnova (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Terebratula himalayensis Davidson p. 27 figs. Pl 2, fig 1
1882Hemiptychina himalayensis Waagen p. 368
1897Hemiptychina himalayensis Diener p. 76 figs. Pl 12, fig 4
1915Hemiptychina himalayensis Diener p. 96 figs. Pl 10, figs 7-9
1977Hemiptychina himalayensis Wardlaw figs. Pl 16, figs 64-83
1978Hemiptychina himalayensis Licharew and Kotlyar figs. Pl 22, fig 6
1978Hemiptychina himalayensis Tong p. 266 figs. Pl 92, fig 8
1980Hemiptychina himalayensis Lee and Gu p. 428 figs. Pl 180, fig 2
2007Hemiptychina himalayensis Smirnova p. 762

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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
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyGillediidae
subfamilyHemiptychininaeCampbell 1965
genusHemiptychina
specieshimalayensis()

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.

Hemiptychina himalayensis Davidson 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1410.78.0014.010.81.89

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (108 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Hemiptychina himalayensis (81501 125854)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Hemiptychina himalayensis (111138)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Sichuan) Hemiptychina himalayensis (103452)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Armenia Hemiptychina himalayensis (113725)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Hemiptychina himalayensis (119822 125867 126277 127001 127032 127033)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Hemiptychina himalayensis (110503)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Xizang) Hemiptychina himalayensis (89203) Hemiptychina himalayensis, Hemiptychina sublaevis (230327)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Hemiptychina himalayensis (88933 89058 119544 119823 119824 119825 119827 119829 119830 119831 119833 119834 125887 125891 125895 125897 125898 125907 125908 125909 125910 125912 125913 125918 125920 125925 125928 125961 125963 126002 126004 126007 126011 126264 126266 126267 126268 126269 126271 126272 126279 126280 126281 126293 126294 126295 126296 126297 126298 126299 126300 126302 126340 126341 126342 126343 126344 126345 126450 126452 126453 126454 126456 126458 126461 126691 126693 126935 126936 126941 126984 126991 126993 126995 127007 127025 127026 127028) Terebratula himalayensis (90253 type locality: 117776)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17India Hemiptychina himalayensis (230850)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Hemiptychina himalayensis (126703 126706 126707 126751 126982 126998 127014 127017)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Hemiptychina himalayensis (90251 126882 126883 126887 126980)