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Sellithyris sella

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula sella was named by Sowerby (1823). It is the type species of Sellithyris.

It was recombined as Sellithyris sella by Cooper (1983) and Middlemiss (1983).

Subspecies
S. shanklinensis
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. deningeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Terebratula sella Sowerby p. 54 figs. Pl. 437, Fig. 1
1983Sellithyris sella Cooper p. 217
1983Sellithyris sella Middlemiss p. 671

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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
genusSellithyris
speciessella(Sowerby 1823)

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.

†Sellithyris sella Sowerby 1823
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1149.172.4019.211.14.03

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 Late/Upper Berriasian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 145.00000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Algeria Sellithyris sella (64322 64329 64362 64364)
Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian139.8 - 130.0Germany Sellithyris sella (55521)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Sellithyris sella (55522 55523 55525)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Sellithyris sella (55524)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Switzerland Terebratula sella (2200 2256)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4France Terebratula sella (2209)
Late/Upper Barremian - Aptian130.0 - 113.0Romania Terebratula sella (221641)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Tunisia Terebratula sella (87798)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Sellithyris sella (1744 1751 1756 1769 1775 1776 1836 1841)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Egypt Terebratula sella (171270)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Portugal Terebratula sella (73543 73556 73564)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom Sellithyris sella (65783 65787 65788 165344 165346)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Switzerland Sellithyris sella (153715)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Spain (Valenciana) Sellithyris sella (45154)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Kazakhstan Sellithyris sella (64638)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Algeria Terebratula sella (40786)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) Sellithyris sella (235315)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar Terebratula sella (98244 98268)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Hungary Sellithyris sella (164725)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Late/Upper Albian99.6 - 99.6Spain Sellithyris sella (3832)