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Tarimathyris discusella

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Spirigerella discusella was named by Xu and Grant (1994). Its type specimen is USNM 456175, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Liangfenya, Beifengjing Section, Changxing Fm, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

It was recombined as Araxathyris discusella by Shen et al. (2004); it was recombined as Tarimathyris discusella by Chen and Shi (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Spirigerella discusella Xu and Grant p. 51 figs. 40, 43.36-43.47
1996Spirigerella discurella Xu and Grant
2004Araxathyris discusella Shen et al. p. 888
2006Tarimathyris discusella Chen and Shi p. 31

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
genusTarimathyris
speciesdiscusella()

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.

Tarimathyris discusella Xu and Grant 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height27.326.708.007.350.919

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Spirigerella discusella (50033 type locality: 120783)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hunan) Spirigerella discurella (31420) Spirigerella discusella (120800)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Spirigerella discusella (50028)