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Bihenithyris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Taxonomy
Bihenithyris was named by Muir-Wood (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath J Call-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1,877,882]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Loboidothyridinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Bihenithyris Muir-Wood
2002Bihenithyris Sepkoski
2006Bihenithyris Williams et al. p. 2084

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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
familyLoboidothyrididae
subfamilyLoboidothyridinae()
genusBihenithyris

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. †Bihenithyris Muir-Wood 1935
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Bihenithyris abnormis Cooper 1989
Bihenithyris barringtoni Muir-Wood 1935
Bihenithyris bicanaliculata Schlotheim 1820
Bihenithyris deformata Cooper 1989
Bihenithyris rectimarginata Jin et al. 1979
Bihenithyris weiri Muir-Wood 1935
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Invalid names: Bihenithyris simulans Cooper 1989 [synonym], Bihenithyris triangulata Cooper 1989 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height1114.213.016.014.00.910
shell height1512.99.0017.613.02.21

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:51:39
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:51:39
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 165.30000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (90 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian - Callovian168.2 - 161.5Saudi Arabia B. triangulata (99081)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) B. barringtoni (2607 2608) B. barringtoni, B. weiri (2567 2603 2605) B. bihenensis (2591) B. bihenensis, B. mediocostata (2589) B. sp. (2601)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Israel B. sp., B. barringtoni (135524) B. weiri (135386)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia B. abnormis, B. mediocostata, B. simulans (98680) B. barringtoni (47861 47873 47875 47890 47894 47895 47900 48586 48588 48593 48597 48599 48604 141342 141345) B. deformata, B. sp. (98763) B. quadrilobata (98843) B. simulans (98764) B. sp. (47885) B. sp., B. barringtoni (48582) B. weiri (47857 47858 47898 47899 47902 47915 47995 48605)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Israel B. mediocostata (59840)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia B. barringtoni (141411 141412 141421 141570) B. weiri (141346 141414 141496 141502 141503 141518 141519 141520 141521 141563 141567 141568)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia B. barringtoni (141343 141406 141408 141409 141410 141499 141500 141501 141516 141517 141532) B. sp., B. barringtoni (141420)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia B. weiri (34544)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia Terebratula bicanaliculata (99113)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Somalia B. barringtoni (93015) B. barringtoni, B. weiri (93014) B. weiri (93020)
Callovian - Kimmeridgian165.3 - 149.2Tunisia B. weiri (99125) Terebratula bicanaliculata (99124)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Saudi Arabia B. barringtoni (46062 46063) B. sp. (45904 46031 46058 46290) Terebratula bicanaliculata (46065)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Yemen (Wadi Hajar) B. deformata (2557) B. sp. (2595 2596) B. weiri (2597)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Ethiopia Terebratula bicanaliculata (93487)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Spain B. sp. (67866)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Terebratula bicanaliculata (91906)