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Capillarina diversa

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Capillithyrididae

Taxonomy
Platythyris diversa was named by Cox and Middlemiss (1978). Its type specimen is BM BB76242, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Capillarina.

It was recombined as Capillarina diversa by Cooper (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Platythyris diversa Cox and Middlemiss p. 434 figs. Pl. 42, Fig. 3-6; Txt Fig. 11, 13a-e
1983Capillarina diversa Cooper p. 177 figs. Pl 23, figs 1-11, 19-22; pl 66, figs 18,19

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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)
familyCapillithyrididae
subfamilyCapillithyridinae
genusCapillarina
speciesdiversa()

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.

Capillarina diversa Cox and Middlemiss 1978
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Platythyris diversa rubicunda Cox and Middlemiss 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:40:34
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:40:34
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 113.20000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Capillarina diversa (169628) Platythyris diversa (1864)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Germany (Brandenburg) Platythyris diversa (126920)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom Capillarina diversa (169626)