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Mentzelia ptychitiphila

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae

Taxonomy
Spiriferina ptychitiphila was named by Bittner (1890).

It was recombined as Mentzelia ptychitiphila by Iordan (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Spiriferina ptychitiphila Bittner p. 44 figs. Pl 33, figs 17-20
1993Mentzelia ptychitiphila Iordan 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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974
subfamilyMentzeliinaeDagys 1974
genusMentzelia(Quenstedt 1871)
speciesptychitiphila()

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.

†Mentzelia ptychitiphila Bittner 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Illyrian or 244.24000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina ptychitiphila (206619 206720 206722)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina ptychitiphila (203799 203800 203815 206721)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary Spiriferina ptychitiphila (136386)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Romania Mentzelia ptychitiphila (170252)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Hungary Spiriferina ptychitiphila (81051)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Austria Spiriferina ptychitiphila (136996 136997 136998 136999)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina ptychitiphila (137000)