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Neothyris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae

Taxonomy
Neothyris was named by Douville (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 1]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Magellania (Neothyris) by Hertlein and Grant IV (1944).

It was assigned to Magellania by Hertlein and Grant IV (1944); to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Terebratellinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Neothyris Douville
1944Magellania (Neothyris) Hertlein and Grant IV p. 159
2002Neothyris Sepkoski
2006Neothyris Williams et al. p. 2231

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyTerebratelloideaKing 1850
familyTerebratellidaeKing 1850
subfamilyTerebratellinaeKing 1850
genusNeothyrisDouville 1879

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. Neothyris Douville 1879
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Neothyris dawsoni Neall 1972
Neothyris lenticularis Deshayes 1839
Neothyris obtusa Thomson 1920
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Invalid names: Neothyris compressa Neall 1972 [synonym]
Neothyris ovalis Hutton 1886
Neothyris rylandae Craig 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height2014.71.6046.623.816.0
valve height434.232.436.134.11.66

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:18:30
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:25:19
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Casamayoran to the top of the Gelasian or 56.00000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.0 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Casamayoran56.0 - 48.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Magellania lenticularis (50067)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Island) N. novara (205950)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (South Otago) Magellania lenticularis (45653)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand N. sp. (77489)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) N. sp. (45182)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand N. lenticularis (73307)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Australia (Western Australia) N. rylandae (152464 152476 152532 152533)