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Morrisithyris amoena

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae

Taxonomy
Goniothyris amoena was named by Seifert (1963). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oberdorf, Parkinsoni Oolith, which is in a Bajocian marine horizon in the "Parkinsoni Oolith" Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Morrisithyris amoena by Alméras (1970).

Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2010-03-09; modified by M. Manojlovic on 2015-05-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Goniothyris amoena Seifert
1970Morrisithyris amoena Alméras p. 155 figs. Pl. 19, Fig. 6a-d; Pl. 25a-c

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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
subfamilyMorrisithyridinae
genusMorrisithyris
speciesamoena()

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.

†Morrisithyris amoena Seifert 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height116.9

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: Late/Upper Bajocian or 168.60000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2France Morrisithyris amoena (169853 169987)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Goniothyris amoena (type locality: 94624)