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Athyris damesi

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Spirigera damesi was named by Fliegel (1901). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Padang Highlands, which is in a Roadian/Wordian carbonate limestone in the Silungkang Formation of Indonesia.

It was recombined as Athyris damesi by Frech (1911).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. acutirostris, A. amdrupi, A. area, A. balatonica, A. bayeti, A. cedarensis, A. chitralensis, A. cingulata, A. coloradensis, A. cora, A. crassicardinalis, A. davidsoni, A. expansa, A. fultonensis, A. gerolsteinensis, A. globula, A. gonicolpos, A. gradis, A. gurdoni, A. hannibalensis, A. hunanensis, A. juno, A. kaihikuana, A. kaisini, A. kutsingensis, A. lamina, A. lens, A. manzavinioides, A. minuta, A. mollizonota, A. multiplicata, A. murchisoni, A. odolens, A. oehlerti, A. parvirostra, A. pelapayensis, A. plicata, A. postconcentrica, A. reticulata, A. royssi, A. schloenbachi, A. sesquiplicata, A. simplex, A. subconcentrica, A. subcurvata, A. subtilita, A. sulcifera, A. supervittata, A. tau, A. tiaomachiensis, A. transversa, A. triplesioides, A. undata, A. vittara, A. vittata, A. waratahensis, A. wiragullensis, A. wreyi, A. zonulata, A. angelicoidea, A. bayeti, A. bisinuata, A. cedarensis, A. communis, A. cora, A. davidsoni, A. fultonensis, A. polita, A. simplex, A. spiriferiodes, A. vitatta, A. vittata, A. zonulata, A. wolfarti, A. capillata, A. capillata, A. capillata, A. capillata, A. capillata, A. capillata, A. capillata, A. pectinifera, A. pectinifera, A. globularis, A. globularis, A. globularis, A. protea, A. protea, A. protea, A. protea, A. protea, Spirigera expansa
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2011-12-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Spirigera damesi Fliegel p. 104 figs. Pl 7, figs 8-10
1911Athyris damesi Frech p. 171 figs. Pl 14, figs 5a-6b

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilyAthyridinaeM'Coy 1844
genusAthyris
speciesdamesi()

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.

†Athyris damesi Fliegel 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 07:56:13
Modified: 2009-06-03 09:56:13
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 274.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902China (Yunnan) Athyris damesi (139292)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Indonesia (Sumatra) Spirigera damesi (type locality: 121984)