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Tarimathyris ovaloides

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Spirigerella ovaloides was named by Xu and Grant (1994). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Banzhuyuan Section, Nantong County, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Spirigerella ovaloides Xu and Grant p. 54 figs. 43.1-43.15, 44
1996Spirigerella ovalioides Xu and Grant
2004Araxathyris ovaloides Shen et al. p. 888
2006Tarimathyris ovaloides 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
speciesovaloides()

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 ovaloides Xu and Grant 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height58.386.709.508.801.06

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

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Spirigerella ovaloides (120797)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Spirigerella ovaloides (type locality: 94953)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hunan) Spirigerella ovalioides (31420)