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Aulacothyris zirlensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula (Waldheimia) zirlensis was named by Wohrmann (1894). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Erlsattel, near Zirl, which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Lunz Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Aulacothyris zirlensis by Bittner (1912) and Siblik (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. cinctella, A. compressa, A. frontalis, A. respuinata, A. sinuosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Terebratula (Waldheimia) zirlensis Wohrmann p. 649 figs. Pl 13, fig 3
1912Aulacothyris zirlensis Bittner
1999Aulacothyris zirlensis Siblik p. 119 figs. Pl 1, fig 10

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyAulacothyrinae(Babanova 1964)
genusAulacothyrisDouville 1880
specieszirlensis(Wohrmann 1894)

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.

†Aulacothyris zirlensis Wohrmann 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height132.8
shell height16.90

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Carnian or 242.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Slovakia Aulacothyris zirlensis (23867)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Aulacothyris zirlensis (203197 203198 203199 203275)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary Aulacothyris zirlensis (70797 70798 159122)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria Aulacothyris zirlensis (49447)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary Aulacothyris zirlensis (23869 85163)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria (Tyrol) Terebratula zirlensis (203207)