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Sellithyris upwarensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula sella upwarensis was named by Walker (1870). Its type specimen is BMNH 67594 (Walker coll.) and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sellithyris upwarensis by Middlemiss (1959).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Terebratula sella upwarensis Walker p. 562
1959Sellithyris upwarensis Middlemiss p. 118 figs. Pl. 16, Fig. 7-9; Text Fig. 11-12

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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)
familySellithyrididaeMuir - Wood 1965
subfamilySellithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusSellithyris
speciesupwarensis(Walker 1870)

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.

Sellithyris upwarensis Walker 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height118.2----
shell height313.810.521.012.05.68

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 121.40000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom Sellithyris upwarensis (65775 65779)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Sellithyris upwarensis (1857)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Romania Sellithyris upwarensis (60486)