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Ornatothyris sulcifera

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gibbithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula sulcifera was named by Morris (1847). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Val di Rotolone, Recoaro, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Ornatothyris sulcifera by Morris (1847) and Owen (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Ornatothyris sulcifera Morris
1988Ornatothyris sulcifera Owen p. 138 figs. Pl 13, figs 1-3,7-12; text-fig 28

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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)
familyGibbithyrididaeMuir-Wood 1965
subfamilyGibbithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusOrnatothyrisSahni 1929
speciessulcifera(Morris 1847)

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.

†Ornatothyris sulcifera Morris 1847
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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 17:40:18
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:40:18
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available