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Argyrotheca sabandensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae

Taxonomy
Cistellarcula sabandensis was named by Pajaud (1972). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sabando, which is in a Thanetian carbonate marl in Spain.

It was recombined as Argyrotheca sabandensis by Dulai et al. (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Cistellarcula sabandensis Pajaud p. 450 figs. Pl 1, fig 2; text-figs 2,3
2010Argyrotheca sabandensis Dulai et al. p. 186 figs. Pl 2, figs 5-11

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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
superfamilyMegathyridoideaDall 1870
familyMegathyrididaeDall 1870
genusArgyrothecaDall 1900
speciessabandensis()

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.

Argyrotheca sabandensis Pajaud 1972
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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 17:30:31
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:30:31
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Ypresian or 59.24000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Spain Cistellarcula sabandensis (171726)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Austria Argyrotheca sabandensis (133103)