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Orbicoelia magna

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Ambocoelia magna was named by Ustritsky (1960).

It was recombined as Crurithyris magna by Yang et al. (1977); it was recombined as Orbicoelia magna by Chen and Shi (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Ambocoelia magna Ustritsky p. 75 figs. Pl 20, figs 11-13; pl 21, figs 1-3
1977Crurithyris magna Yang et al. p. 414 figs. Pl 164, fig 7
2006Orbicoelia magna Chen and Shi p. 16 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-38; pl 6, fig 30; text-fig 9,10A-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
subfamilyAmbocoeliinae
genusOrbicoelia
speciesmagna(Ustritsky 1960)

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.

Orbicoelia magna Ustritsky 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height513.39.4016.114.22.76

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: base of the Kasimovian to the top of the Capitanian or 307.00000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9China (Xinjiang) Orbicoelia magna (50240)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3China (Xinjiang) Orbicoelia magna (62815 62817 62819 62821 62822 62824 62826)
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51China (Hubei) Crurithyris magna (121075)
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51China (Guangdong) Crurithyris magna (121078)