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Aulacothyris loeffelholzii

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Aulacothyris loeffelholzii was named by Bittner (1902). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Blizanci, Trebević, near Sarajevo, which is in an Anisian/Ladinian carbonate limestone in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. cinctella, A. compressa, A. frontalis, A. respuinata, A. sinuosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Aulacothyris loeffelholzii Bittner

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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
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyAulacothyrinae(Babanova 1964)
genusAulacothyrisDouville 1880
speciesloeffelholzii

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Aulacothyris loeffelholzii (type locality: 203799)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Aulacothyris loeffelholzii (203840)