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Ptilorhynchia obscuricostata

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Ptilorhynchia obscuricostata was named by Dagys (1968). Its type specimen is IGiG 297/78 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Debyaka-Tari River, central Taimyr, which is in a Tithonian marine siliciclastic in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Ptilorhynchia obscuricostata Dagys p. 63 figs. Pl 5, figs 6, 7
2014Ptilorhynchia obscuricostata Sandy et al. p. 513 figs. 6.9-6.17

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyRhynchonellidaeGray 1848
subfamilyPiarorhynchiinaeShi and Grant 1993
genusPtilorhynchia
speciesobscuricostata

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height614.68.4024.014.95.48

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Berriasian or 149.20000 to 137.05000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation Ptilorhynchia obscuricostata (type locality: 135570)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Ptilorhynchia obscuricostata (163966)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Svalbard and Jan Mayen Ptilorhynchia obscuricostata (163970 163972)