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Argyrotheca hirundo

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae

Taxonomy
Orthis hirundo was named by Hagenow (1842).

It was recombined as Argyrotheca hirundo by Bitner and Pisera (1979), Johansen and Surlyk (1990), Simon (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. berryi, A. bronii, A. chira, A. danica, A. faujasi, A. megatremoides, A. neapolitana, A. powersi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Orthis hirundo Hagenow p. 545 figs. Pl. 9, Fig. 9a-d
1979Argyrotheca hirundo Bitner and Pisera p. 79 figs. Pl 4, fig 7
1990Argyrotheca hirundo Johansen and Surlyk p. 858
2000Argyrotheca hirundo Simon p. 144 figs. Tbl. 1, Text Fig. 5, Pl. 3, Fig. 7a-c

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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
superfamilyMegathyridoideaDall 1870
familyMegathyrididaeDall 1870
genusArgyrothecaDall 1900
specieshirundo(Hagenow 1842)

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.

†Argyrotheca hirundo Hagenow 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:30:31
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:30:31
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 Campanian to the top of the Danian or 83.60000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom Argyrotheca hirundo (157700)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Argyrotheca hirundo (157761)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0United Kingdom Argyrotheca hirundo (157736)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Argyrotheca hirundo (170109)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Argyrotheca hirundo (2968 2969)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Argyrotheca hirundo (2996 2997 2998 2999 3004 3005)