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Terebratella averilli

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae

Taxonomy
Terebratella averilli was named by Anderson (1938). Its type specimen is CAS 8591, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CIT loc. 1347, Roaring River, which is in a Turonian/Coniacian marine horizon in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.

It was recombined as Cyclothyris averilli by Murphy (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Terebratella averilli Anderson pp. 65, 254 figs. Plate 9, Figures 10 - 13
1956Cyclothyris averilli Murphy pp. Fig. 6

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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
superfamilyTerebratelloideaKing 1850
familyTerebratellidaeKing 1850
subfamilyTerebratellinaeKing 1850
genusTerebratellad'Orbigny 1847
speciesaverilli

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.

†Terebratella averilli Anderson 1938
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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 17:18:30
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:25:19
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0USA (California) Cyclothyris averilli (216308 216311 216313)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (California) Cyclothyris averilli (216367)