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Sphaeroidothyris decipiens

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula decipiens was named by Deslongchamps (1873).

It was recombined as Sphaeroidothyris decipiens by Alméras and Fauré (2000), Alméras et al. (2007), Benzaggagh et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Terebratula decipiens Deslongchamps p. 285 figs. Pl 83, figs 1,2,4
2000Sphaeroidothyris decipiens Alméras and Fauré p. 84 figs. Pl 9, figs 2-4; text-figs 21,22
2007Sphaeroidothyris decipiens Alméras et al. p. 94 figs. Pl 7, fig 6
2023Sphaeroidothyris decipiens Benzaggagh et al. p. 12 figs. 7l-n

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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()
genusSphaeroidothyris
speciesdecipiens(Deslongchamps 1873)

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.

†Sphaeroidothyris decipiens Deslongchamps 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height616.511.723.115.64.21

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Bathonian or 192.90000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain Sphaeroidothyris decipiens (212226 212228 212229 212230)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Spain Sphaeroidothyris decipiens (238146)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Spain Sphaeroidothyris decipiens (126382 126383 126389 126390 126391 126392 126393 126394)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7France Sphaeroidothyris decipiens (160624 160625 160626 160627 160628 160629 160630 160631 160632 160633)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Morocco Sphaeroidothyris decipiens (228350 228352)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Spain Sphaeroidothyris decipiens (126396 126397 126398 126399 126400 126401 126402 126403 126405 126406 126407 160634 160635 160636)
Variabilis182.9 - 174.7Morocco Sphaeroidothyris decipiens (228355 228871)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9France Sphaeroidothyris decipiens (170017)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Bulgaria Sphaeroidothyris decipiens (87398)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2France Sphaeroidothyris decipiens (170014)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2France Sphaeroidothyris decipiens (170012 170013)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Slovakia Terebratula decipiens (29186)