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Ambothyris utahensis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Ambothyris utahensis was named by Beus (1965). Its type specimen is UCLA 35006, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Blue Spring Hills, Jefferson Fm. (Hyrum Mbr.), which is in a Frasnian shallow subtidal limestone in the Jefferson Formation of Idaho.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Ambothyris utahensis Beus p. 27 figs. pl. 10 f. 1-9; txt. f. 4A-B

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyAmbocoelioideaGeorge 1931
familyAmbocoeliidae
subfamilyRhynchospiriferinaePaulus 1957
genusAmbothyris
speciesutahensis

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.

Ambothyris utahensis Beus 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Idaho) Ambothyris utahensis (type locality: 668)