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Cyrtothyris middlemissi

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Cyrtothyris middlemissi was named by Calzada (1972). Its type specimen is Geologic Museum of the Seminario de Barcelona specimen no. 23.346 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Cyrtothyris middlemissi Calzada p. 66 fig. 1
1980Cyrtothyris middlemissi Middlemiss p. 536 figs. Pl .57, Fig. 4-6; Text Fig. 17-18

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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
genusCyrtothyris
speciesmiddlemissiCalzada 1972

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.

Cyrtothyris middlemissi Calzada 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height321.418.527.719.15.17

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: base of the Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 121.40000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Morocco Cyrtothyris middlemissi (66586 66587 66588)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain Cyrtothyris middlemissi (3823)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France Cyrtothyris middlemissi (58885)