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Peltichia kwangtungensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae

Taxonomy
Enteletina kwangtungensis was named by Zhan (1979). Its type specimen is K-0029 and is a mold. Its type locality is Damaikong, Lianxian Area, Wangpanli Fm, which is in a Changhsingian coastal siliciclastic in the Wangpanli Formation of China.

It was recombined as Peltichia kwangtungensis by Shi and Shen (1998), Shen et al. (1999), Wu et al. (2019), Wu et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Enteletina kwangtungensis Zhan p. 62 figs. Pl 10, figs 1,3
1983Enteletina kwangtungensis Waterhouse p. 113 figs. Pl 1, fig 1
1998Peltichia kwangtungensis Shi and Shen p. 507 figs. 3.12-3.18
1999Peltichia kwangtungensis Shen et al. p. 53 figs. 8.1-8.7
2019Peltichia kwangtungensis Wu et al. p. 621 figs. 6C-H
2022Peltichia kwangtungensis Wu et al. p. 116 figs. 14.24-14.29

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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
familyEnteletidaeWaagen 1884
genusPeltichia
specieskwangtungensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. B. Waterhouse 1983Large subelongate shells with long ventral plates and median septum
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangdong) Enteletina kwangtungensis (109780) Peltichia kwangtungensis (211750 211805 228449)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Peltichia kwangtungensis (99630)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Peltichia zigzag (94952)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangdong) Enteletina kwangtungensis (type locality: 95679)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Thailand Enteletina kwangtungensis (42776) Peltichia kwangtungensis (8145)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Vietnam Peltichia kwangtungensis (42910)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Malaysia (Pahang) Peltichia kwangtungensis (206773)