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Aenigmathyris stearnsi

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dyscoliidae

Taxonomy
Aenigmathyris stearnsi was named by Cooper (1971). Its type specimen is USNM 550447a, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vaingana, Eua Island, which is in a Priabonian offshore shelf limestone in Tonga. It is the type species of Aenigmathyris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Aenigmathyris stearnsi Cooper p. F3 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 25-48
1983Aenigmathyris stearnsi Cooper p. 225 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-9

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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
superfamilyDyscolioideaFischer and Oehlert 1891
familyDyscoliidaeFischer and Oehlert 1891
subfamilyAenigmathyridinae
genusAenigmathyris
speciesstearnsi

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.

†Aenigmathyris stearnsi Cooper 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height413.011.414.613.21.50

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:57:39
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:57:39
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga Aenigmathyris stearnsi (type locality: 43006)