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Cleiothyridina subexpansa

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Athyris subexpansa was named by Waagen (1883).

It was recombined as Spirigera subexpansa by Diener (1915) and Tewari and Srivastava (1967); it was recombined as Cleiothyridellina subexpansa by Grunt (1986); it was recombined as Cleiothyridina subexpansa by Fantini Sestini (1965), Waterhouse (1966), Waterhouse (1978), Grunt (1980), Shimizu (1981), Shen et al. (2001), Waterhouse and Chen (2007) and Tazawa (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Athyris subexpansa Waagen pp. 478-479 figs. Pl 39, fig 1-5
1897Athyris subexpansa Diener p. 61 figs. Pl 10, fig 4
1915Spirigera subexpansa Diener p. 94 figs. Pl 10, fig 4
1965Cleiothyridina subexpansa Fantini Sestini p. 68 figs. Pl 7, figs 3a,b
1966Cleiothyridina subexpansa Waterhouse p. 62 figs. Pl 8, fig 3; pl 10, fig 3
1967Spirigera subexpansa Tewari and Srivastava
1978Cleiothyridina subexpansa Waterhouse p. 37 figs. Pl 3, figs 10-13
1980Cleiothyridina subexpansa Grunt p. 86 figs. Pl 14, figs 5, 6; pl 15, figs 3, 4; text-fig 43
1981Cleiothyridina subexpansa Shimizu p. 79 figs. Pl 7, figs 9,10
1986Cleiothyridellina subexpansa Grunt figs. Pl 6, figs 6, 7
2001Cleiothyridina subexpansa Shen et al. p. 176
2007Cleiothyridina subexpansa Waterhouse and Chen p. 37 figs. Pl 9, figs 9-11,15
2011Cleiothyridina subexpansa Tazawa p. 176 figs. 5.8-5.10

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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
subfamilyCleiothyridininae
genusCleiothyridinaBuckman 1906
speciessubexpansa()

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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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. B. Waterhouse 1966Transverse little inflated shells with shallow anterior ventral sulcus, concave posterior walls, and 15 to 20 spines in 5 mm.
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1315.07.0024.615.04.19

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Changhsingian or 279.30000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (147 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Guangxi) Cleiothyridina subexpansa (134340)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Canada (Nunavut) Cleiothyridina subexpansa (11089)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran (Tehran) Cleiothyridina subexpansa (43292 43293)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Xizang) Cleiothyridina subexpansa (110083)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Athyris gerardi (125883) Athyris royssii (120123) Athyris subexpansa (119818 120158 120159 127001 127032)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Xizang) Athyris subexpansa (89203)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hubei) Cleiothyridina subexpansa (107749)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Athyris gerardi (125897 125924 126299 126737 126936 126994) Athyris royssii (119541 119555 119638 119641 119874 119898 120124 120125) Athyris subexpansa (119550 119623 119842 119843 125887 125892 125895 125896 125898 125901 125902 125907 125908 125909 125910 125912 125918 125920 125921 125925 125928 125963 126002 126003 126263 126264 126268 126269 126270 126271 126272 126278 126279 126281 126293 126295 126297 126298 126300 126302 126341 126342 126343 126344 126345 126450 126452 126453 126457 126458 126459 126461 126463 126691 126692 126693 126881 126984 126991 126995 127004 127005 127006 127007 127010 127025 127026 127027 127028) Athyris subexpansa, Athyris gerardi (126004 126007 126008 126265 126280 126460 126937 126993 127030) Athyris subexpansa, Athyris royssii (90253 119849) Cleiothyridina subexpansa (100022)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17India (Kashmir) Cleiothyridina subexpansa (115356)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Nepal Cleiothyridina subexpansa (43118 43128)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17India Spirigera subexpansa (46291)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Japan Cleiothyridina subexpansa (118923)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17India Spirigera subexpansa (230849)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Athyris gerardi (126757 126759) Athyris subexpansa (126704 126740 126746 126747 126750 126754 126760 126886 126986 126998 127017 127023) Athyris subexpansa, Athyris gerardi (126753 126762 127014)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Xizang) Cleiothyridina subexpansa (73600 73603 73605)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Athyris gerardi (126996) Athyris royssii (89064 119608) Athyris subexpansa (81504 119637 120160 126897) Athyris subexpansa, Athyris gerardi (126882)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Nepal Cleiothyridina subexpansa (62444 99791 120386 120443)