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Elivina yunnanensis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Taxonomy
Elivina yunnanensis was named by Shi et al. (1996) [Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology]. Its type specimen is NIGP 124753, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is YW23, Dongshanpo Section, Dingjiazhai Village, which is in an Artinskian open shallow subtidal packstone in the Dingjiazhai Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Elivina yunnanensis Shi et al. p. 98 figs. 5D-M
2000Elivina yunnanensis Shen et al. p. 273 figs. Pl 2, figs 21-25; pl 3, figs 1-4
2024Elivina yunnanensis Zong et al. p. 68 figs. 11.1-11.14

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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
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferellidaeWaterhouse 1968
genusElivinaFredericks 1924
speciesyunnanensis

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.

Elivina yunnanensis Shi et al. 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Yunnan) Elivina yunnanensis (61508 61512)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3China (Yunnan) Elivina yunnanensis (234358)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3China (Yunnan) Elivina yunnanensis (61513 61514 117762 type locality: 117763)