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Peltichia sinensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae

Taxonomy
Parenteletes sinensis was named by Huang (1933).

It was recombined as Enteletina sinensis by Feng and Jiang (1978), Zhan (1979), Liao (1980); it was recombined as Peltichia sinensis by Xu and Grant (1994), Zeng et al. (1995), Shen et al. (1999).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Parenteletes sinensis Huang p. 10 figs. Pl 1, figs 11-13; pl 2, figs 1-6
1978Enteletina sinensis Feng and Jiang p. 234 figs. Pl 85, figs 18,19
1978Enteletina pengshuiensis Tong p. 211 figs. Pl 77, fig 4
1979Enteletina sinensis Zhan p. 63 figs. Pl 10, fig 2
1980Enteletina sinensis Liao figs. Pl 1, figs 46-48
1994Peltichia sinensis Xu and Grant figs. 7,8,9.11-9.16,9.20,9.23,9.27,10
1995Peltichia sinensis Zeng et al. figs. Pl 2, fig 4; pl 3, figs 1,2
1999Peltichia sinensis Shen et al. p. 57 figs. 10.6-10.10

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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
speciessinensis()

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.

Peltichia sinensis Huang 1933
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Invalid names: Enteletina pengshuiensis Tong 1978 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height230.325.336.230.87.71

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

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) Parenteletes sinensis (110326 110327 110981)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangdong) Enteletina sinensis (109780)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Chongqing) Parenteletes sinensis (111069) Peltichia sinensis (156868 156869)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Sichuan) Peltichia sinensis (156803)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangdong) Enteletina sinensis (95679)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Enteletina pengshuiensis (103467) Peltichia sinensis (156815)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Enteletina sinensis (98224 111990 112090 112093 112134) Parenteletes sinensis (111062)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hunan) Peltichia sinensis (117540)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Enteletina sinensis (149277) Peltichia sinensis (94984 156861 156862 156863)