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Onniella tyersensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Taxonomy
Onniella tyersensis was named by Philip (1962). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 40, Boola Beds, north of Tyers Quarry, Tyers area, Victoria, which is in a Silurian marine mudstone in the Boola Beds Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Onniella tyersensis Philip

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
genusOnniellaBancroft 1928
speciestyersensis

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.

Onniella tyersensis Philip 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: minorg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-06 07:01:14
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:55:28
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: Silurian or 443.10000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Australia (Victoria) Onniella tyersensis (type locality: 10184 10187 10191)