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Acosarina dorashamensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Taxonomy
Orthotichia dorashamensis was named by Sokolskaja (1965). Its type specimen is PIN 2072/49, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dorasham, Oldhamina Beds, Dzhulfa Gorge, Arax River, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine limestone in the Julfa Formation of Azerbaijan.

It was recombined as Acosarina dorashamensis by Wang et al. (1982), Liao (1987), Zeng et al. (1995), Campi et al. (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Orthotichia dorashamensis Sokolskaja p. 200 figs. Pl 29, fig 6; text-fig 24
1966Orthotichia dorashamensis Fantini Sestini and Glaus p. 899 figs. Pl 63, figs 4a,b
1973Orthotichia dorashamensis Nakamura p. 292 figs. Pl 31, fig 6
1982Acosarina dorashamensis Wang et al. p. 189 figs. Pl 91, fig 9
1987Acosarina dorashamensis Liao figs. Pl 1, figs 3-8
1995Acosarina dorashamensis Zeng et al. figs. Pl 1, fig 11
2005Acosarina dorashamensis Campi et al.

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familySchizophoriidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusAcosarina
speciesdorashamensis()

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.

Acosarina dorashamensis Sokolskaja 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height77.786.0010.08.001.31

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Changhsingian or 283.30000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Hunan) Acosarina dorashamensis (100054)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Malaysia Acosarina dorashamensis (105036)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Malaysia (Pahang) Orthotichia dorashamensis (115251)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Azerbaijan Orthis resupinata (232366) Orthotichia dorashamensis (110677 110678 116759)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangxi) Acosarina dorashamensis (112398)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) Orthotichia dorashamensis (197497)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Iran (Manzadaran) Orthotichia dorashamensis (42458)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Acosarina dorashamensis (51427)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hunan) Acosarina dorashamensis (105918)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Acosarina dorashamensis (112397)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Acosarina dorashamensis (95283 95285 95287 95288 95292 95293 95297 95298 95299 95302)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Iran Orthotichia dorashamensis (118357)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Acosarina dorashamensis (156858)