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Epithyris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Taxonomy
Epithyris was named by Phillips (1841) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath-u Sepkoski's reference number: 882]. Its type is Terebratula maxillata.

It was reranked as Terebratula (Epithyris) by Deslongchamps (1873).

It was assigned to Terebratula by Deslongchamps (1873); to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Postepithyrididae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species
E. maxillata, E. oxonica, E. submaxillata
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. cincta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Epithyris Phillips pp. 54-55
1873Terebratula (Epithyris) Deslongchamps p. 288
2002Epithyris Sepkoski
2006Epithyris Williams et al. p. 2110

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyPostepithyrididae
genusEpithyrisPhillips 1841

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. †Epithyris Phillips 1841
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†Epithyris maxillata Sowerby 1825
†Epithyris oxonica Arkell 1931
†Epithyris submaxillata Davidson 1873
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height225.624.926.325.60.990

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

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aalenian to the top of the Callovian or 174.70000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Terebratula maxillata (226158)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9France E. submaxillata (12007)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) E. submaxillata (135428)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Egypt Terebratula submaxillata (171090)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) E. oxonica (36553 36554 36556) E. sp. (36548 36550 36551 36552)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom E. oxonica (37509)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) E. oxonica (135485)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) E. oxonica (135474 135484)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Terebratula maxillata (38739)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom E. oxonica (37507 37508)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) E. oxonica (135483)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (Wiltshire) E. maxillata (135486)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France E. maxillata (169990)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia E. cincta (36663 99112)