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Acanthothiris spinosa

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Acanthothirididae

Taxonomy
Anomia spinosa was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Anglia, which is in a Bajocian/Bathonian carbonate limestone in the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Acanthothiris spinosa by Childs (1969), Shi and Grant (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Anomia spinosa Linnaeus p. 1154
1969Acanthothiris spinosa Childs p. 55 figs. Pl. 5, Fig. 12-17, Text Fig. 21-22
1993Acanthothiris spinosa Shi and Grant p. 136 figs. Pl. 11: Fig. 1-3

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyAcanthothirididaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyAcanthothiridinaeSchuchert 1913
genusAcanthothirisd'Orbigny 1849
speciesspinosa()

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.

†Acanthothiris spinosa Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height214.313.215.414.31.56
shell height416.612.220.517.53.46

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 170.90000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (81 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Acanthothiris spinosa (204100)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6France (Bourgogne) Acanthothiris spinosa (93296 93300 93349)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom Acanthothiris spinosa (158140 158142)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2France Acanthothiris spinosa (12010)
Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2France Acanthothiris spinosa (169853 170152 170171 170628)
Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom Acanthothiris spinosa (158141)
Parkinsoni - Garantiana170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom Acanthothiris spinosa (171349)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Anomia spinosa (208998)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2France Acanthothiris spinosa (159790 169973 170013 170160 170206 170215 170489 170549 170553) Acanthothyris spinosa (168712)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Acanthothyris spinosa (38738)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Acanthothiris spinosa (170018 170150 170151 170162 170208 170209 170286 170288 170289 170290 170291 170295 170322 170323 170493 170497 170498 170532 170544 170545 170626 170629 170631 170632 170633 170634 170636)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Bulgaria Acanthothyris spinosa (77800)
Early/Lower Bathonian - Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Bulgaria Acanthothiris spinosa (87461)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Switzerland Acanthothiris spinosa (158139 193322)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Acanthothiris spinosa (169111 169319 169988 169993 169998 170025 170027 170028 170154 170155 170169 170218 170285 170495 170555 170558 170559 170573 170620)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Acanthothiris spinosa (170321 170622 170623)
Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Switzerland Acanthothiris spinosa (160092)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Acanthothiris spinosa (158138 170593)