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Permophricodothyris elegantula

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Taxonomy
Reticularia elegantula was named by Waagen (1883). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Morah, reddish marble-like Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Wynne coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Permophricodothyris elegantula by Shi et al. (2002); it was recombined as Squamularia elegantula by Huang (1933), Shimizu (1961), Liao (1980), Zeng et al. (1995), Shen et al. (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Reticularia elegantula Waagen p. 545 figs. Pl 44, fig 1
1902Reticularia elegantula Tschernyschew p. 195 figs. Pl 50, fig 7
1933Squamularia elegantula Huang p. 34 figs. Pl 4, fig 12; pl 5, figs 1-3
1961Squamularia elegantula Shimizu p. 335 figs. Pl 17, figs 8,14
1980Squamularia elegantula Liao figs. Pl 8, figs 31,32
1990Astegosia codonoformis Liang p. 298 figs. Pl 67, figs 17-19
1995Squamularia elegantula Zeng et al. figs. Pl 13, figs 3,4
2002Squamularia elegantula Shen et al. p. 680 figs. 6.11-6.13
2002Permophricodothyris elegantula Shi et al. p. 376

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyReticularioidea
familyElythidaeFredericks 1924
subfamilyPhricodothyridinaeCaster 1939
genusPermophricodothyris
specieselegantula()

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.

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Invalid names: Astegosia codonoformis Liang 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height719.713.226.519.54.55

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Changhsingian or 264.28000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) Anomaloria calori (111933) Astegosia codonoformis (95519)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Xizang) Squamularia elegantula (117547)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hubei) Squamularia elegantula (149230 149231)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Japan Squamularia elegantula (117840)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Chongqing) Squamularia elegantula (110405 156827 156829 156835 156836 156837 156867 156869 156872 156875)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) Squamularia elegantula (108190 108192 112000 112105 136245 136246 197496)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Yunnan) Squamularia elegantula (62457)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Reticularia elegantula (type locality: 124408) Squamularia elegantula (126270 126279 126456)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Squamularia elegantula (126985)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Squamularia elegantula (117483 117486)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Squamularia elegantula (94984 148549 148551 148552 148555 156846 156847 156848 156850 156855 156857 156859 156862 156863)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Squamularia elegantula (156810 156814)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Squamularia elegantula (187539 187544 187558)