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Tibetothyris depressa

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Taxonomy
Tibetothyris depressa was named by Jin and Sun (1976). Its type specimen is NIGP 28828 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tulong 73-10G-2(15), Nyalam County, which is in a Lacian marine horizon in the Yazhi Formation of China. It is the type species of Tibetothyris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Tibetothyris depressa Jin and Sun p. 328 figs. Pl 8, figs 44-47; text-fig 28

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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
genusTibetothyris
speciesdepressa

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.

Tibetothyris depressa Jin and Sun 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height29.798.8010.99.851.48

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

Age range: Lacian or 227.30000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38China (Xizang) Tibetothyris depressa (type locality: 110253)