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Pentithyris pelagica

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula pelagica was named by Rollier (1918).

It was recombined as Pentithyris pelagica by Cooper (1983).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Terebratula bicanaliculata Douville pp. 82, 100 figs. Pl 3, fig 1
1918Terebratula pelagica Rollier
1983Pentithyris pelagica Cooper p. 127 figs. Pl 40, figs 1-6; pl 74, figs 5, 6

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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
familyLissajousithyrididaeCooper 1983
subfamilyLissajousithyridinae
genusPentithyris
speciespelagica(Rollier 1918)

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.

Pentithyris pelagica Rollier 1918
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Invalid names: Terebratula bicanaliculata Douville 1886 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height113.9

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:46:51
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:46:51
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 (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Terebratula pelagica (98124)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Pentithyris pelagica (135468)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Ethiopia Terebratula pelagica (94495)