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Athyris lamellosa

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Spirifer lamellosus was named by Léveillé (1835). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Athyris lamellosus by Davidson (1857); it was recombined as Athyris lamellosa by Weller (1899), Mansuy (1913); it was recombined as Actinoconchus lamellosa by Minato (1952); it was recombined as Actinoconchus lamellosus by Navarro-Santillan et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Spirifer lamellosus Léveillé p. 39 figs. 21-23
1857Athyris lamellosus Davidson pp. 79 – 80 figs. pl. 16, f. 1; Pl 17, f. 6
1899Athyris lamellosa Weller p. 21 figs. pl. 4, fig. 8
1913Athyris lamellosa Mansuy p. 85 figs. Pl 9, fig 8
1952Actinoconchus lamellosa Minato p. 173 figs. Pl. 11, f. 6
2002Actinoconchus lamellosus Navarro-Santillan et al. pp. 330 - 331 fig. 4.1–4.5

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilyAthyridinaeM'Coy 1844
genusAthyris
specieslamellosa(Léveillé 1835)

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.

Athyris lamellosa Léveillé 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 07:56:13
Modified: 2009-06-03 09:56:13
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Sakmarian or 365.20000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Missouri) Athyris lamellosa (6026)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Libya Athyris lamellosa (36841)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9USA (Nevada) Athyris lamellosa (5752)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9USA (Utah) Athyris lamellosa (5755)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Alaska) Athyris lamellosa (112164)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (California) Athyris lamellosa (214521)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7Ireland Actinoconchus lamellosus (76497)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9Mexico (Oaxaca) Actinoconchus lamellosus (67167)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Athyris lamellosa (2185 2187 2191 2202 2204 2207 2208 65923)
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 335.9Morocco Actinoconchus lamellosus (76759)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (New Mexico) Athyris lamellosa (10182)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Virginia) Athyris lamellosa (6999)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Athyris lamellosa (5995)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Actinoconchus lamellosus (5986 5987)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Actinoconchus lamellosus (73391 73401 73423)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Laos Athyris lamellosa (233571)