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Sulcatinella opima

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Taxonomy
Aulacothyris opima was named by Yang and Yin (1962).

It was recombined as Sulcatinella opima by Xu and Liu (1983); it was recombined as Qilianoconcha opima by Jin et al. (1979) and Guo and Chen (2022).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Aulacothyris opima Yang and Yin
1979Qilianoconcha opima Jin et al. p. 168 figs. Pl 41, figs 1-12; pl 42, figs 5-8; text-fig 105
1983Sulcatinella ovata Xu and Liu p. 95 figs. Pl 3, figs 8a-10d
1983Sulcatinella opima Xu and Liu p. 96 figs. Pl 3, figs 11a-13e; pl 3, figs 1a-f
2022Qilianoconcha opima Guo and Chen p. 31 figs. 23A-T, 24

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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
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyDielasmatidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyDielasmatinaeSchuchert 1913
genusSulcatinella
speciesopima(Yang and Yin 1962)

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.

Sulcatinella opima Yang and Yin 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height58.346.809.908.601.15

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Sulcatinella opima (101045 101047 101048)