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Rhizothyris kokoamuensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae

Taxonomy
Rhizothyris kokoamuensis was named by Bowen and Campbell (1973). Its type specimen is OU(Reg.No.ZC18-2), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Rhizothyris kokoamuensis Bowen and Campbell
1993Rhizothyris kokoamuensis MacKinnon et al. p. 343 figs. 12.1-12.9

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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
superfamilyTerebratelloideaKing 1850
familyTerebratellidaeKing 1850
subfamilyStethothyridinae
genusRhizothyris
specieskokoamuensisBowen and Campbell 1973

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.

Rhizothyris kokoamuensis Bowen and Campbell 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height216.013.019.716.44.74

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubf
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:23:54
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:23:54
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Duntroonian or 27.30000 to 25.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand Rhizothyris kokoamuensis (152348 152355 152356 152358 152359)