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Praelongithyris borealis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Praelongithyris borealis was named by Owen (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Praelongithyris borealis Owen p. 11 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 2a-c, Fig. 6
2014Praelongithyris borealis Sandy et al. p. 517 figs. 7.9-7.20

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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
subfamilyRectithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusPraelongithyris
speciesborealisOwen 1976

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 height315.412.321.613.75.01

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Valanginian or 145.00000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Svalbard and Jan Mayen Praelongithyris borealis (47064 163970 163972)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Greenland Praelongithyris borealis (62642)