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Ovatathyris ovata

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula ovata was named by Sowerby (1812). It is the type species of Ovatathyris.

It was recombined as Ovatathyris ovata by Owen (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1812Terebratula ovata Sowerby p. 46 figs. Pl. 14, Fig. 3
1903Terebratula ovata Sowerby et al. p. 252 figs. Pl. 17, Fig. 6
1988Ovatathyris ovata Owen p. 107 figs. 15; Pl. 7, Fig. 19-24; Pl. 25, FIg. 3-4

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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
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familySellithyrididaeMuir - Wood 1965
subfamilySellithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusOvatathyris
speciesovata(Sowerby 1812)

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.

Ovatathyris ovata Sowerby 1812
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height615.613.618.315.32.07

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Ovatathyris ovata (153918)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Ovatathyris ovata (153963)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Ovatathyris ovata (153947)