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Phricodothyris occidentalis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Taxonomy
Phricodothyris occidentalis was named by Archbold and Thomas (1984). Its type specimen is CPC 24232, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is BMR GW136, Carnarvon Basin, which is in a Sakmarian coastal siliciclastic in the Callytharra Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Phricodothyris occidentalis Archbold and Thomas p. 323 figs. 4EE-KK

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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
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyReticularioidea
familyElythidaeFredericks 1924
subfamilyPhricodothyridinaeCaster 1939
genusPhricodothyrisGeorge 1932
speciesoccidentalis

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.

Phricodothyris occidentalis Archbold and Thomas 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height23.463.213.733.470.373

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sakmarian or 295.50000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Phricodothyris occidentalis (38909 type locality: 84568 95208 95213)