Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Martiniopsis xizangensis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae

Taxonomy
Martiniopsis xizangensis was named by Sun (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mushirebuca, Yanhu area, Upper Mushirebuca Group, Gegyai County, which is in an Artinskian marine horizon in the Mushirebuca Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Martiniopsis xizangensis Sun p. 250 figs. Pl 6, figs 17-20; text-fig 7

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyMartinioidea
familyIngelarellidae
subfamilyIngelarellinae
genusMartiniopsis
speciesxizangensis

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3China (Xizang) Martiniopsis xizangensis (type locality: 118919)