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Iberithyris rionensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Capillithyrididae

Taxonomy
Iberithyris rionensis was named by Kvakhadze (1972). Its type specimen is HMG No. 327/9 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tsesi village, which is in a Hauterivian marine horizon in Georgia. It is the type species of Iberithyris.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Iberithyris rionensis Kvakhadze p. 76 figs. Pl. 11, Fig. 1, Text Fig. 1?
1983Iberithyris rionensis Cooper p. 198

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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)
familyCapillithyrididae
subfamilyAniabrochinaeMancenido 1993
genusIberithyrisKvakhadze 1972
speciesrionensisKvakhadze 1972

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.

Iberithyris rionensis Kvakhadze 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height310.710.111.210.80.557

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:40:34
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:40:34
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hauterivian to the top of the Early/Lower Barremian or 132.60000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Georgia Iberithyris rioniensis (type locality: 163906)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine Iberithyris rioniensis (163908 163911)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Ukraine Iberithyris rioniensis (163907)