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Acanthothiris quenstedti

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Acanthothirididae

Taxonomy
Acanthothiris quenstedti was named by Babanova (1966). Its type specimen is Dept. of Geology and Paleontology No 2205/8 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Karadag, Tumanova Balka (clastic limestone), which is in a Callovian carbonate limestone in Ukraine.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Acanthothiris quenstedti Babanova p. 30 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 2a-c
1973Acanthothiris quenstedti Kamyshan and Babanova p. 106 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 14-15

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyAcanthothirididaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyAcanthothiridinaeSchuchert 1913
genusAcanthothirisd'Orbigny 1849
speciesquenstedti

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.

Acanthothiris quenstedti Babanova 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height214.914.915.014.90.071

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Ukraine Acanthothiris quenstedti (type locality: 162580)