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Victorithyris divaricata

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae

Taxonomy
Waldheimia divaricata was named by Tate (1880).

It was recombined as Victorithyris divaricata by Craig (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Waldheimia divaricata Tate p. 149 figs. Pl. 8, Fig. 8a-b
2001Victorithyris divaricata Craig p. 215 figs. 10a-d

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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
subfamilyMagellaniinaeBeecher 1893
genusVictorithyris
speciesdivaricata(Tate 1880)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height310.88.7014.99.703.33

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:18:30
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:25:19
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Aquitanian or 37.71000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Victorithyris divaricata (152423 152469)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Australia (Western Australia) Victorithyris divaricata (152424)