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Holcothyris cooperi

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Taxonomy
Holcothyris cooperi was named by Sahni (1940). Its type specimen is GSI Type No. 16716 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kongnim (1/2 mile northeast), which is in a Bathonian carbonate limestone in the Namyau Beds Formation of Myanmar.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Holcothyris cooperi Sahni p. 7 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 9-11, a-c; Text Fig. 2a-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
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyPostepithyrididae
genusHolcothyris
speciescooperi

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.

Holcothyris cooperi Sahni 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height118.0

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:50:59
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:50:59
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Myanmar Holcothyris cooperi (type locality: 158505 158509)