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Juxathyris bisulcata

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Araxathyris bisulcata was named by Liao (1980). Its type specimen is NIGP 43786 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jiaozishan Section Bed 16 (AJ-35,34,33), Anshun County, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in China.

It was corrected as Araxathyris bisulcatus by Liao and Meng (1986); it was recombined as Rectambitus bisulcatus by Xu and Grant (1994); it was recombined as Juxathyris bisulcata by Shen et al. (2004), Shen and Zhang (2008) and Angiolini and Carabelli (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Araxathyris bisulcata Liao p. 268 figs. Pl 9, figs 14-17
1983Araxathyris bisulcata Waterhouse p. 132 figs. Pl 4, figs 6,7
1986Araxathyris bisulcatus Liao and Meng figs. Pl 4, fig 6
1994Rectambitus bisulcatus Xu and Grant p. 50 figs. 38.19-38.30,39
1995Araxathyris bisulcata Zeng et al. figs. Pl 19, figs 10,11
2004Juxathyris bisulcata Shen et al. p. 897 figs. 8.24-8.41,14
2008Juxathyris bisulcata Shen and Zhang fig. 6.1,6.2
2010Juxathyris bisulcata Angiolini and Carabelli p. 78 figs. Pl 3, fig 22; pl 4, figs 28,29

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilyTranscaucasathyriinae
genusJuxathyris
speciesbisulcata()

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.

Juxathyris bisulcata Liao 1980
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. B. Waterhouse 1983Small suboval shells with narrow sulcus in each valve.
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height510.05.6215.010.13.53

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, 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 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran Juxathyris bisulcata (125651)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) Juxathyris bisulcata (117499)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) Araxathyris bisulcata (type locality: 111995 112001) Araxathyris bisulcata, Araxathyris abichi (112000 112002)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Chongqing) Araxathyris bisulcata (156868 156873 156874)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Araxathyris bisulcata (206105)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hunan) Araxathyris bisulcatus (105918)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Araxathyris bisulcata (117464 117465 117476 117480 117481)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Thailand Araxathyris bisulcata (42776 42777)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) Araxathyris bisulcata (94966 94967 94969 94970 94972 94976 94977 94984) Juxathyris bisulcata (52154 52155 94978 94981)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Araxathyris bisulcata (95289 156812)