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Okathyris chevkinensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Harpotothyrididae

Taxonomy
Okathyris chevkinensis was named by Smirnova (1975). Its type specimen is MSU No 139/91, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Right bank of the Oka, Chevkino, which is in a Berriasian marine horizon in the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Okathyris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Okathyris chevkinensis Smirnova p. 71 figs. Pl. 9, Fig. 1-2
1983Okathyris chevkinensis Cooper p. 207

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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
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyHarpotothyrididaeSmirnova 1990
genusOkathyris
specieschevkinensis

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.

Okathyris chevkinensis Smirnova 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height417.015.619.616.51.80

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:49:32
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:49:32
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Berriasian or 145.00000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Russian Federation Okathyris chevkinensis (type locality: 164368 164369 164370)