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Tyloplecta bulangensis

Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

Taxonomy
Tyloplecta bulangensis was named by Liao (1980). Its type specimen is NIGP 43513 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bulang Section BM11, Puding County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in the Longtan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Tyloplecta bulangensis Liao p. 262 figs. Pl 4, figs 23,24
1995Tyloplecta bulangensis Zeng et al. figs. Pl 7, fig 4; pl 8, fig 4
2017Tyloplecta bulangensis Shen et al. p. 714

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductidaeGray 1840
subfamilyLeioproductinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribeTyloplectiniTermier and Termier 1970
genusTyloplectaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
speciesbulangensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Chongqing) Tyloplecta bulangensis (156840 156844 156867 156875)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) Tyloplecta bulangensis (type locality: 86602)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Tyloplecta bulangensis (156847)