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Praeargyrotheca

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Praeargyrothecidae

Taxonomy
Praeargyrotheca is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Argyrotheca hexaplicata. It is the type genus of Praeargyrothecidae.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Praeargyrothecidae by MacKinnon and Smirnova (1995), Williams et al. (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Praeargyrotheca MacKinnon and Smirnova p. 671
2002Praeargyrotheca Sepkoski
2002Smirnovaena Sepkoski
2006Praeargyrotheca Williams et al. p. 2221

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyMegathyridoideaDall 1870
familyPraeargyrothecidae
genusPraeargyrotheca

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.

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†Praeargyrotheca hexaplicata Smirnova 1972
†Praeargyrotheca megatrema Sowerby 1836
†Praeargyrotheca quadricostata Nekvasilova 1985
Invalid names: Smirnovaena [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height41.671.501.801.700.150

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 143.10000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Ukraine Argyrotheca hexaplicata (65941) P. hexaplicata (183270)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Argyrotheca megatrema (153918)