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Dorsoplicathyris nepalensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae

Taxonomy
Dorsoplicathyris nepalensis was named by Alméras et al. (1996). Its type specimen is FSL 307876, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Damodarkund, unit Q1, Thakkhola, which is in a Bathonian carbonate limestone in Nepal.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Dorsoplicathyris nepalensis Alméras et al. p. 608 figs. Pl 77, figs 3-6; text-figs 5-7

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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
speciesnepalensis

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.

Dorsoplicathyris nepalensis Alméras et al. 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height415.410.423.215.45.68

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 Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Nepal Dorsoplicathyris nepalensis (type locality: 169618)