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Araxathyris bruntoni

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Araxathyris bruntoni was named by Angiolini and Carabelli (2010). Its type specimen is MPUM 10018, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bear Gully section IR862, Alborz mountains, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate marl in the Nesen Formation of Iran.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Araxathyris bruntoni Angiolini and Carabelli p. 79 figs. Pl 3, figs 13-16; pl 5, figs 4-7; text-fig 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Life
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
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusAraxathyris
speciesbruntoni

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.

Araxathyris bruntoni Angiolini and Carabelli 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran Araxathyris bruntoni (type locality: 125581)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Iran Araxathyris bruntoni (125573 125575 125604 125626 125639)