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Rectithyris subdepressa

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula subdepressa was named by Stoliczka (1872). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rectithyris subdepressa by Quarto di Palo (1970), Radulović and Ramamoorthy (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. visae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Terebratula subdepressa Stoliczka p. 16 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 9, 11, 13, 15, 16; Pl. 3, Fig. 1-8
1960Rectithyris ovalis Sahni
1960Rectithyris rotunda Sahni p. 18 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 5-10
1970Rectithyris rotunda Quarto di Palo p. 88 figs. Pl. 16, Fig. 3
1970Rectithyris subdepressa Quarto di Palo p. 89 figs. Pl. 16, Fig. 4
1992Rectithyris subdepressa Radulović and Ramamoorthy p. 82 figs. Pl 1, figs 5-8; pl 2, figs 9-13; pl 3, figs 14-18; text-figs 4-7

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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
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familySellithyrididaeMuir - Wood 1965
subfamilyRectithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusRectithyris
speciessubdepressa(Stoliczka 1872)

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.

†Rectithyris subdepressa Stoliczka 1872
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Invalid names: Rectithyris ovalis Sahni 1960 [synonym], Rectithyris rotunda Sahni 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height3529.620.341.630.54.90

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Senonian100.5 - 66.0Afghanistan (Takhar) Rectithyris rotunda, Rectithyris subdepressa (78083) Rectithyris subdepressa (78082)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India Rectithyris subdepressa (228177 228179)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Iran Terebratula subdepressa (87113)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Tamil Nadu) Rectithyris subdepressa (46507)