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Tissintia

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae

Taxonomy
Tissintia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Heterorthidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
T. immatura
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. convergens, T. robusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Tissintia Williams et al. p. 806
2002Tissintia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyHeterorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusTissintia

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.

G. †Tissintia
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†Tissintia immatura Williams 1949
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: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-04 08:34:19
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:34:19
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Middle Llandeilo to the top of the Kralodvorian or 461.10000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Portugal T. sp. (20955)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Morocco T. sp. (20972)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4United Kingdom (Shropshire) T. immatura (45052 45053 45054 45055 45059 45060 45196 45202 45204 45206 45207 45208 45209 45212)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Bolivia T. sp. (145517)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9United Kingdom (Wales) T. sp. (3366 3367)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9United Kingdom (Wales) T. immatura (3318 69532 69537 69538 69543 69544 69545 69549) T. prototypa (69529)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9United Kingdom (Shropshire) T. prototypa (44371 44377 44378 44379 44380 44397 44398 44402 44403 44407)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Bolivia (Linares) T. canalifera (9106 167375)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9United Kingdom T. immatura (69533 69542 69576) T. prototypa (69522 69599 69602)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Peru T. sp. (8800)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Bolivia T. sp. (9105)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) T. sp. (3364)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom T. prototypa (69588)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Bolivia T. sp. (8850)
Middle Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) T. sp. (3365)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Morocco T. convergens (195196)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic T. velizia (3858)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Asturias) T. convergens (21084)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Portugal (Marao) T. sp. (21012)
Dobrotivian - Berounian459.0 - 449.8France T. sp. (21007)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Argentina T. sp. (8889)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Argentina T. robusta (144790)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2France (Languedoc-Roussillon) T. glauziensis (166748)