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Sellithyris engeli

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula engeli was named by Rollier (1918) [Year needs revision].

It was recombined as Plectoidothyris engeli by Diaz-Romero (1931); it was recombined as Loboidothyris engeli by Makridin (1964); it was recombined as Sellithyris engeli by Sulser (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. daphne, S. deningeri, S. suprajurensis, S. urwarensis, S. viai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Terebratula engeli Rollier
1931Plectoidothyris engeli Diaz-Romero
1964Loboidothyris engeli Makridin p. 223 figs. Pl 13, fig 7
1996Sellithyris engeli Sulser

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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
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familySellithyrididaeMuir - Wood 1965
subfamilySellithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusSellithyris
speciesengeli(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.

†Sellithyris engeli Rollier 1918
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

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

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia Terebratula engeli (13863)
Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia Terebratula engeli (31077)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia Terebratula engeli (13612 13677)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia Terebratula engeli (13791 13871 13899 13900 13901 13904)
Late/Upper Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Bulgaria Sellithyris engeli (106898)
Callovian - Kimmeridgian165.3 - 149.2Tunisia Terebratula engeli (99124)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Tunisia Terebratula engeli (13953)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Ethiopia Plectoidothyris engeli (94572)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Eritrea Plectoidothyris engeli (94567 94568 94577)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Sellithyris engeli (38692)