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Acanthothiris elargata

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Acanthothirididae

Taxonomy
Acanthothiris elargata was named by Seifert (1963). Its type locality is Spaichingen, Bifurcata Oolith, which is in a Bajocian marine horizon in the "Bifurcata Oolith" Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Acanthothiris elargata Seifert

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyAcanthothirididaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyAcanthothiridinaeSchuchert 1913
genusAcanthothirisd'Orbigny 1849
specieselargata

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.

Acanthothiris elargata Seifert 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Bajocian or 170.90000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Acanthothiris elargata (94618 94629 type locality: 94642 94653)
Early/Lower Bajocian - Late/Upper Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Bulgaria Acanthothiris elargata (87402 87458)