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Dorsoplicathyris cuvergnatensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae

Taxonomy
Dorsoplicathyris cuvergnatensis was named by Alméras (1970). Its type specimen is FSL 47 314 (Almeras coll.) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aromas (Middle Callovian), which is in a Callovian carbonate limestone in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Dorsoplicathyris cuvergnatensis Alméras p. 518 figs. Pl. 157; Pl. 171, Fig. 4; Pl. 176A-B

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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
familyLissajousithyrididaeCooper 1983
subfamilyLissajousithyridinae
genusDorsoplicathyris
speciescuvergnatensis

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height714.29.3017.714.82.80

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:46:51
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:46:51
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Middle Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Dorsoplicathyris cuvergnatensis (169383 169985 169991 type locality: 170031 170481)