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Arabatia arabica

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Taxonomy
Arapsopleurum arabicum was named by Cooper (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 380444, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zilfi, S154, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation of Saudi Arabia. It is the type species of Arapsopleurum.

It was recombined as Arabatia arabica by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Arapsopleurum arabicum Cooper
2006Arabatia arabica Williams et al.

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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()
genusArabatia
speciesarabica()

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.

Arabatia arabica Cooper 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height116.0

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Callovian or 166.10000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Arapsopleurum arabicum (type locality: 98680)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Arapsopleurum arabicum (2604)