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Sphaeroidothyris
Taxonomy
Sphaeroidothyris was named by Buckman (1917) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar-l J Call-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1,872]. Its type is Sphaeroidothyris sphaeroidalis.
It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Loboidothyridinae by Williams et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Loboidothyridinae by Williams et al. (2006).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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. †Sphaeroidothyris Buckman 1917
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†Sphaeroidothyris arabica Cooper 1989
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Invalid names: Pionopleurum compactum Cooper 1989 [synonym], Sphaeroidothyris sphaeroidalis Sowerby 1825 [synonym]
†Sphaeroidothyris browni Muir-Wood 1935
†Sphaeroidothyris decipiens Deslongchamps 1873
†Sphaeroidothyris doultingensis Richardson 1907
†Sphaeroidothyris dubari Delance 1969
†Sphaeroidothyris elmii Almeras and Moulan 1988
†Sphaeroidothyris flatilis Jin et al. 1979
†Sphaeroidothyris globisphaeroidalis Buckman 1917
†Sphaeroidothyris henriquesae Andrade 2006
†Sphaeroidothyris lenthayensis Richardson and Walker 1907
†Sphaeroidothyris naxensis Gemmellaro 1886
†Sphaeroidothyris obesum Cooper 1989
†Sphaeroidothyris pentagonalis Muir-Wood 1936
†Sphaeroidothyris perfida Choffat 1947
†Sphaeroidothyris trifonovi Moisseiev 1944
†Sphaeroidothyris uretae Garcia Joral 2005
†Sphaeroidothyris vari Rollier 1918
†Sphaeroidothyris vinneyensis Walker 1910
Invalid names: Pachythyris [synonym], Pionopleurum Cooper 1989 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 67 | 15.2 | 7.10 | 28.4 | 15.8 | 4.91 |
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| References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Oxfordian or 192.90000 to 154.80000 Ma
Collections (239 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliensbachian | Greece | S. naxensis (159176) | |
| Pliensbachian | Spain | S. decipiens (212226 212228 212229 212230) S. perfida (212208 212218 212219) S. varis (211868) | |
| Spinatum | Serbia | S. vari (73350) | |
| Pliensbachian - Toarcian | Spain | S. decipiens (238146) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Spain (Teruel) | S. dubari (211198 211200 211201 211206 211207 211208 211210 211212) S. dubari, S. perfida (211202 211203) S. perfida (211214 211215) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Portugal | S. dubari (25965 25966 25967) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Spain | S. dubari (25675 25771 25772 25774 25775 25777 25778 26322 26323 160463) S. dubari, S. perfida (25945) | |
| Falciferum | Spain | S. dubari (160609 160610 160613 160614 160615 160617 160618 160619 160621) S. perfida (114375 114376 119190 126415 126416 126419 126421 126422 126424 126426 126427 126432 126435 126464) Terebratula perfida (228380 228381 228383 228384) | |
| Falciferum | France | S. dubari (160600 160601 160602 160603 160605 160606 160607 160608 160813) | |
| Tenuicostatum | France | S. dubari (160604) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian | Spain | S. vari (51613) | |
| Falciferum - Bifrons | Spain | S. dubari (160611 160612 160616 160620) | |
| Toarcian | Greece | S. naxensis (159169) | |
| Toarcian | Spain | S. decipiens (126382 126383 126390 126391 126392 126393 126394) S. vari (126374 126375 126378 126379 126380 126381 126395) S. vari, S. decipiens (126389) | |
| Middle Toarcian | Spain | S. dubari (25782) S. perfida (25881 25882) | |
| Bifrons | France | S. perfida (160641 160642) S. perfida, S. decipiens (160628) S. perfida, S. vari, S. decipiens (160624 160629 160630) S. vari (140891 140893 160637 160638 160639) S. vari, S. decipiens (160625 160626 160627 160631 160632 160633) | |
| Bifrons | Spain | S. decipiens (126396 126397 126398 126400 126401 126402 126403 126405 126406) S. dubari (161020) S. perfida (126410 126411 126412 160581 160643) S. perfida, S. decipiens (126399 126407 160634) S. perfida, S. vari, S. decipiens (160635) S. vari (126480 126488 160575 160577 160640 161105) S. vari, S. decipiens (160636) | |
| Bifrons | France (Deux-Sevrès) | S. vari (140866) | |
| Bifrons | Morocco | S. vari, S. decipiens (228350 228352) | |
| Levesquei | Portugal | S. vari (147687) | |
| Variabilis | Spain | S. vari (126490 126491 126501 126503) | |
| Variabilis | Morocco | S. vari, S. decipiens (228355 228871) | |
| Thouarsense | Portugal | S. vari (147671 147685 147686) | |
| Aalenian | France | S. decipiens (170017) | |
| Aalenian | United Kingdom (England) | S. globisphaeroidalis (8526) | |
| Aalenian | Bulgaria | S. decipiens (87398) | |
| Concavum | Bulgaria | S. uretae (234007) | |
| Concavum | Portugal | S. henriquesae (147482 147485 147486 147487) S. uretae (147474 147475 147476 147478 147479 147480 147481) S. uretae, S. henriquesae (147471) | |
| Middle Aalenian | Portugal | S. henriquesae (147435) S. uretae (147415 147420 147423 147424 147428 147429 147431 147433 147434 147437 147438 147440 147445) | |
| Opalinum | Portugal | S. uretae (147373) | |
| Early/Lower Bajocian | Bulgaria | S. sphaeroidalis (87400) | |
| Bajocian | Saudi Arabia | S. arabica, S. sp. 1 (136077) S. sp. (99110) S. sp. 2 (98845) S. sphaeroidalis (98831) | |
| Bajocian | France | S. decipiens (170014) S. sphaeroidalis (135493) | |
| Bajocian | Jordan | S. sp. (35419) | |
| Discites | Portugal | S. henriquesae (147488 147489) | |
| Parkinsoni | United Kingdom (England) | S. globisphaeroidalis (135495) | |
| Parkinsoni | France | S. vinneyensis (169853) | |
| Bajocian - Callovian | Saudi Arabia | Pionopleurum compactum, Pionopleurum obesum (98959) Pionopleurum obesum (99105) | |
| Late/Upper Bajocian | France | S. decipiens (170012 170013) S. sp. 2 (135378) S. sphaeroidalis (168712 169954) | |
| Bathonian | Slovakia | Terebratula decipiens (29186) | |
| Bathonian | France | S. sphaeroidalis (135494) | |
| Bathonian | Tunisia | S. elmii (169182 169183 169184 169185) S. lenthayensis (169188 169189 169190) | |
| Bathonian | Saudi Arabia | S. arabica (98716) | |
| Early/Lower Bathonian | Bulgaria | S. doultingensis (77800) | |
| Early/Lower Bathonian | United Kingdom | S. globisphaeroidalis (158145) | |
| Early/Lower Bathonian | France | S. doultingensis (170290 170291 170545 170627 170636) S. lenthayensis (170038 170498 170532 170584) S. lenthayensis, S. doultingensis (170018) | |
| Early/Lower Bathonian - Middle Bathonian | Bulgaria | S. dultingensis (87461) | |
| Middle Bathonian | France | S. pentagonalis (170586 170619 170625) | |
| Bathonian - Callovian | Saudi Arabia | Pionopleurum obesum (99106) | |
| Callovian | Saudi Arabia | Pionopleurum obesum (98758) | |
| Callovian | Somalia | S. browni (92998) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | Ukraine | S. trifonovi (163436 163448) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Somalia | S. browni (93014 93015 93021) | |
| Kimmeridgian - Bajocian | Somalia | S. sp. (161826) |