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Sphriganaria capax

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Eudesiidae

Taxonomy
Sphriganaria capax was named by Cooper (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Wadi Atj, S1295, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eudesia (Sphriganaria) cardioides by Alméras et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Sphriganaria capax Cooper
2023Sphriganaria capax Feldman et al. p. 1834 figs. 4a-d

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyEudesiidaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusSphriganaria
speciescapax

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.

Sphriganaria capax Cooper 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height214.114.014.214.10.141

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:27:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:57
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

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

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Callovian170.9 - 161.5Saudi Arabia Sphriganaria capax (98959)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Saudi Arabia Sphriganaria capax (98842)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia Sphriganaria capax (type locality: 98724 98762)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Jordan Sphriganaria capax (231872)