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Stenoscisma schlotheimi

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula schlotheimii was named by von Buch (1835). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Glücksbrunn, Thuringen, which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Zechstein Formation of Germany.

It was corrected as Terebratula schlotheimi by de Verneuil (1845); it was recombined as Camarophoria schlotheimi by King (1850), Howse (1857), Davidson (1858), Geinitz (1861), Astre (1934); it was recombined as Stenoscisma schlotheimi by Grant (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Terebratula schlotheimii von Buch p. 59 figs. Pl 2, fig 32
1841Terebratula schlotheimii Geinitz p. 640
1845Terebratula schlotheimi de Verneuil p. 101 figs. Pl 8, figs 4a-e
1848Terebratula schlotheimii Howse p. 252
1850Camarophoria schlotheimi King p. 118 figs. Pl 7, figs 10-21; pl 8, fig 8
1857Camarophoria schlotheimi Howse p. 50
1858Camarophoria schlotheimi Davidson p. 25 figs. Pl 2, figs 16-27
1861Camarophoria schlotheimi Geinitz p. 84 figs. Pl 15, figs 33-48
1934Camarophoria schlotheimi Astre p. 70 figs. Pl 7, figs 25,28
1965Stenoscisma schlotheimi Grant p. 143 figs. Pl 21, figs 1-12; text-fig 34

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
suborderStenoscismatidina
superfamilyStenoscismatoideaOehlert 1887
familyStenoscismatidaeOehlert 1887
subfamilyStenoscismatinaeOehlert 1887
genusStenoscismaConrad 1839
speciesschlotheimi()

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.

Stenoscisma schlotheimi von Buch 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height212.811.015.013.02.83

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 293.52000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Russian Federation Terebratula schlotheimi (117347)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Terebratula schlotheimi (117227)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Camarophoria schlotheimi (133736)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Germany Terebratula schlotheimii (118856) Terebratulites lacunosus (type locality: 107652)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (England) Camarophoria schlotheimi (110500 130765 130766) Stenoscisma schlotheimi (24084 24085 109717 109720 109721) Terebratula plaited terebratula (116168 117880)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Camarophoria schlotheimi (125892 125898 126006 126300)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Madagascar (Diana) Camarophoria schlotheimi (81987)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Stenoscisma schlotheimi (46176 46204 46424 46425)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (Durham) Camarophoria schlotheimi (130771 161511 161513)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom Camarophoria schlotheimi (32599 130769 130867) Terebratula schlotheimii (130834 130870 130871 130872)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Lithuania Stenoscisma schlotheimi (45952 46160 46170 46183 46198 46200 46203 46414 46415 46416 46418 46419 46421 46422)