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Arapsothyris magna

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Taxonomy
Arapsothyris magna was named by Cooper (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Jebel Qaradan, S1146, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation of Saudi Arabia. It is the type species of Arapsothyris.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Arapsothyris angustata Cooper
1989Arapsothyris magna Cooper

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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)
familyTerebratulidaeGray 1840
genusArapsothyris
speciesmagna

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.

†Arapsothyris magna Cooper 1989
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Invalid names: Arapsothyris angustata Cooper 1989 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height522.419.527.321.03.35

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Callovian or 168.20000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Saudi Arabia Arapsothyris magna (98714 98717 98770)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Saudi Arabia Arapsothyris magna (141395)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia Arapsothyris angustata (98723 98760 99103) Arapsothyris magna (98683 type locality: 98721 98764 99109 136099 141342)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Arapsothyris angustata (2604)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia Arapsothyris magna (141405 141406 141407 141499 141515 141529 141530 141531)