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Wattonithyris subsphaericus

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Taxonomy
Wattonithyris subsphaericus was named by Sun (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Longwanla, 76AD2, Zanda County, which is in a Bathonian marine horizon in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Wattonithyris subsphaericus Sun p. 234 figs. Pl 12, figs 27-30; text-fig 39

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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
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyLoboidothyrididae
subfamilyLoboidothyridinae()
genusWattonithyrisMuir-Wood 1936
speciessubsphaericus

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height121.7

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:51:39
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:51:39
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3China (Xizang) Wattonithyris subsphaericus (type locality: 132693)