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Pictothyris elegans

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Frenulinidae

Taxonomy
Pictothyris elegans was named by Yabe and Hatai (1936). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Pictothyris elegans Yabe and Hatai
1989Pictothyris elegans Fong p. 108 figs. Pl 2, figs 9-12

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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
superfamilyLaqueoideaThomson 1927
familyFrenulinidaeHatai 1938
subfamilyPictothyridinaeYabe and Hatai 1941
genusPictothyrisThomson 1927
specieselegansYabe and Hatai 1936

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.

Pictothyris elegans Yabe and Hatai 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:26:33
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:26:33
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Taiwan Pictothyris elegans (186807)