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Martinia semiplana

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae

Taxonomy
Martinia semiplana was named by Waagen (1883). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Morah, Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Wynne coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Spirifer (Martinia) semiplanus by Frech (1911).

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Martinia semiplana Waagen p. 536 figs. Pl 43, fig 4
1892Martinia semiplana Schellwien p. 39 figs. Pl 4, figs 12-15
1897Martinia semiplana Diener p. 52 figs. Pl 8, fig 7
1902Martinia semiplana Tschernyschew p. 182 figs. Pl 60, figs 15-17
1903Martinia semiplana Diener p. 86
1911Spirifer (Martinia) semiplanus Frech p. 119 figs. Pl 16, figs 9-aab
1961Martinia semiplana Zhang and Jin p. 406 figs. Pl 2, figs 16-19
1965Martinia semiplana Fantini Sestini p. 204
1982Martinia semiplana Wang et al. p. 246 figs. Pl 94, fig 4
1997Martinia semiplana Tazawa and Shen
2002Martinia semiplana Grunt and Novikova figs. Pl 2, figs 5, 6
2005Martinia semiplana Campi et al. p. 141 figs. Pl 6, figs A, Q
2008Martinia semiplana Shen and Zhang fig. 6.6,6.7
2008Martinia semiplana Tazawa p. 37 figs. 5.3a-5.4b

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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
superfamilyMartinioidea
familyMartiniidae
subfamilyMartiniinae
genusMartiniaM'Coy 1844
speciessemiplana

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.

Martinia semiplana Waagen 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height156.153.5016.86.003.24

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

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Changhsingian or 303.70000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Italy Martinia semiplana (130158)
Ufimian - Kubergandian277.3 - 274.4Japan (Gifu) Martinia semiplana (206928)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Ukraine Martinia semiplana (102500)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Xinjiang) Martinia semiplana (123272)
Guadalupian - Lopingian274.4 - 251.902Pakistan Martinia semiplana (236246)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia Martinia semiplana (107086 107087 107091 107092)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Martinia semiplana (62292)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Malaysia Martinia semiplana (105035)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Anhui) Martinia semiplana (120117)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) Martinia semiplana (89203 230327)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Martinia semiplana (type locality: 119541 125891 125895 125896 125897 125901 125903 125907 125908 125909 125910 125918 125920 126004 126007 126281 126293 126298 126345 126453 126991 127006 236232)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hunan) Martinia semiplana (117500)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India Martinia semiplana (230328)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Martinia semiplana (126740 126750 126755 126760 126762 127014 127017)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Martinia semiplana (126897)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Martinia semiplana (94984 94985)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Martinia semiplana (187544)