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Dictyothyris coarctata

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dictyothyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula coarctatus was named by Parkinson (1811). It is the type species of Dictyothyris.

It was recombined as Dictyothyris coarctata by Cooper (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. altirostris, D. coarcta, D. notoptycha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Terebratula coarctatus Parkinson p. 299
1983Dictyothyris coarctata Cooper p. 71 figs. Pl 37, figs 1-8

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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
familyDictyothyrididae()
genusDictyothyrisDouville 1880
speciescoarctata(Parkinson 1811)

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.

†Dictyothyris coarctata Parkinson 1811
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height19.40

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: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Middle Bathonian or 170.90000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2France Dictyothyris coarctata (170618)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Dictyothyris coarctata (135420)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Dictyothyris coarctata (37510 169996 170486)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (Wiltshire) Dictyothyris coarctata (170999)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Dictyothyris coarctata (170619)