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Oligothyrina alleni

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Pseudodielasmatidae

Taxonomy
Oligothyrina alleni was named by Cooper (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM 518q, Grapevine Canyon, Sacramento Mountains, which is in a Gzhelian carbonate limestone in the Holder Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Oligothyrina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Oligothyrina alleni Cooper p. 526 figs. Pl. 61, fig. 33-41

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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
familyPseudodielasmatidae
genusOligothyrina
speciesalleni

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.

Oligothyrina alleni Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height43.082.703.503.100.365

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: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Oligothyrina alleni (type locality: 123793)