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Glossothyropsis sinuata

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae

Taxonomy
Glossothyropsis sinuata was named by Stehli (1954). Its type specimen is AMNH 27331 and is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cryptacanthia sinuata by Cooper and Grant (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Glossothyropsis sinuata Stehli p. 356 figs. Pl 27, figs 23-26
1976Cryptacanthia sinuata Cooper and Grant p. 2839 figs. Pl 774, figs 45-54
2004Glossothyropsis sinuata Chen p. 65 figs. Pl 12, figs 41-45

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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
superfamilyCryptonelloideaThomson 1926
familyNotothyrididaeLicharew 1960
subfamilyCryptacanthiinaeStehli 1965
genusGlossothyropsis
speciessinuata

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.

Glossothyropsis sinuata Stehli 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height45.194.0010.14.252.95

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Kungurian or 293.52000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Xinjiang) Glossothyropsis sinuata (35513)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Cryptacanthia sinuata (75865) Glossothyropsis sinuata (81848)