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Argyrotheca zenobiae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae

Taxonomy
Argyrotheca zenobiae was named by Elliott (1960). Its type specimen is BMNH BB.21052, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jebel Abiad, which is in a Burdigalian carbonate limestone in Syria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. berryi, A. bronii, A. chira, A. danica, A. faujasi, A. megatremoides, A. neapolitana, A. powersi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Argyrotheca zenobiae Elliott p. 153 figs. Pl 4, figs 6,9,12,14,15

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyMegathyridoideaDall 1870
familyMegathyrididaeDall 1870
genusArgyrothecaDall 1900
specieszenobiae

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.

†Argyrotheca zenobiae Elliott 1960
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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 17:30:31
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:30:31
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Syria Argyrotheca zenobiae (type locality: 190874)