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Acanthothiris

Polychaeta - Acanthothirididae

Taxonomy
Acanthothiris was named by d'Orbigny (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: J Aale J Bajo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1,1091]. It is the type genus of Acanthothiridinae, Acanthothirididae.

It was assigned to Acanthothiridinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Acanthothiris d'Orbigny p. 343
2002Acanthothyris Sepkoski
2002Acanthothiris Williams et al. p. 1305

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyAcanthothirididaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyAcanthothiridinaeSchuchert 1913
genusAcanthothiris

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.

G. †Acanthothiris d'Orbigny 1849
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†Acanthothiris bisinuata Babanova 1966
†Acanthothiris costata Orbigny 1850
†Acanthothiris elargata Seifert 1963
†Acanthothiris gibberosa Kamyshan 1973
†Acanthothiris globosa Buckman 1917
†Acanthothiris inflata Quenstedt 1868
†Acanthothiris prima Kamyshan 1973
†Acanthothiris quenstedti Babanova 1966
†Acanthothiris sentosa Quenstedt 1868
†Acanthothiris spinosa Linnaeus 1767
†Acanthothiris subglobosa Seifert 1963
Invalid names: Acanthothyris d'Orbigny 1849 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height312.29.0015.413.23.25
shell height1512.64.6020.513.83.90

Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:32:22
Modified: 2010-02-16 04:15:12
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Jamesoni to the top of the Tithonian or 192.90000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (122 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Dorset) A. sp. (159821)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Bulgaria A. costata (87398)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Georgia A. gibberosa (162835)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Morocco A. oligocanta (141209 141213) A. tenuispira (141214)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Russian Federation A. gibberosa (162838)
Scissum174.7 - 170.9Russian Federation A. prima (162734)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) A. globosa (204101) A. sp. (204102) A. spinosa (204100)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) A. inflata (94622) A. sinuata, A. subglobosa, A. sentosa (94619) A. sinuata, A. subglobosa, A. sentosa, A. inflata (94627) A. subglobosa, A. sentosa, A. inflata (94634)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6France (Bourgogne) A. spinosa (93296 93300 93349)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Russian Federation A. sentosa (162861)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Bulgaria A. sentosa (87399)
Humphresianum170.9 - 168.6Russian Federation A. inflata (162850 162923)
Humphresianum170.9 - 168.6France A. sp., A. subglobosa (169238)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) A. elargata (94618 94629 94642 94653)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2France A. spinosa, A. inflata (12010) Acanthothyris sp. (34714)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom A. spinosa (158140 158142)
Discites170.9 - 168.2Morocco A. tenuispira (141229 141231)
Discites170.9 - 168.2Russian Federation A. gibberosa (162920)
Early/Lower Bajocian - Late/Upper Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Bulgaria A. elargata (87458) A. elargata, A. inflata (87402)
Laeviuscula170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom A. globosa (171348)
Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom A. inflata (171015) A. spinosa (158141)
Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2France A. spinosa (169853 170152 170171 170628)
Parkinsoni - Garantiana170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom A. spinosa (171349)
Sauzei170.9 - 168.2Russian Federation A. zieteni (162851)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Anomia spinosa (208998)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) A. multispinosa (94620 94624 94631)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Bulgaria Acanthothyris elargata (77795 77796 77797)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2France A. spinosa (159790 169973 170013 170160 170206 170215 170489 170549 170553) Acanthothyris spinosa (168712)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Acanthothyris spinosa (38738)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Bulgaria Acanthothyris spinosa (77800)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France A. 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 Bathonian - Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Bulgaria A. spinosa (87461)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Switzerland A. spinosa (158139 193322)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France A. 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 A. spinosa (170321 170622 170623)
Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Switzerland A. spinosa (160092)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Afghanistan A. sp. (85947)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France A. spinosa (170593) A. spinosa, A. costata (158138)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Ukraine A. bisinuata, A. quenstedti (162580)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Acanthothyris sp. (2574)