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Bihenithyris barringtoni

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Taxonomy
Bihenithyris barringtoni was named by Muir-Wood (1935). Its type locality is Madashon, which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bihen Limestone Formation of Somalia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. bihenensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Bihenithyris barringtoni Muir-Wood
1983Bihenithyris barringtoni Cooper p. 60 figs. Pl 45, figs 19-24

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyLoboidothyrididae
subfamilyLoboidothyridinae()
genusBihenithyris
speciesbarringtoni

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.

†Bihenithyris barringtoni Muir-Wood 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height115.3

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:51:39
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:51:39
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Middle Callovian to the top of the Oxfordian or 165.30000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia Bihenithyris barringtoni (47861 47873 47875 47890 47894 47895 47900 48582 48586 48588 48593 48597 48599 48604 141342 141345)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Israel Bihenithyris barringtoni (135524)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Bihenithyris barringtoni (2567 2603 2605 2607 2608)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia Bihenithyris barringtoni (141411 141412 141421 141570)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia Bihenithyris barringtoni (141343 141406 141408 141409 141410 141420 141499 141500 141501 141516 141517 141532)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Somalia Bihenithyris barringtoni (type locality: 93014 93015)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Saudi Arabia Bihenithyris barringtoni (46062 46063)