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Blandfordithyris depressa

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula (Neoliothyrina) depressa was named by Sahni (1960). It is not extant. It is the type species of Blandfordithyris.

It was recombined as Blandfordithyris depressa by Radulović and Ramamoorthy (2000).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Terebratula (Neoliothyrina) arriyalurica Sahni
1960Terebratula (Neoliothyrina) depressa Sahni
1960Terebratula (Neoliothyrina) mulurensis Sahni
2000Blandfordithyris depressa Radulović and Ramamoorthy p. 117 figs. Pl 1, fig 4

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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)
familyTerebratulidaeGray 1840
genusBlandfordithyris
speciesdepressa(Sahni 1960)

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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Invalid names: Terebratula (Neoliothyrina) arriyalurica Sahni 1960 [synonym], Terebratula (Neoliothyrina) mulurensis Sahni 1960 [synonym]
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 17:44:14
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2India (Tamil Nadu) Blandfordithyris depressa (3634 228208)