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Sphaeroidothyris browni

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Taxonomy
Sphaeroidothyris browni was named by Muir-Wood (1935). Its type locality is Eruduwe, which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bihen Limestone Formation of Somalia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Sphaeroidothyris browni Muir-Wood

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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
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyLoboidothyrididae
subfamilyLoboidothyridinae()
genusSphaeroidothyris
speciesbrowni

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.

Sphaeroidothyris browni Muir-Wood 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:51:39
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:51:39
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Callovian or 166.10000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Sphaeroidothyris browni (92998)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Somalia Sphaeroidothyris browni (93014 type locality: 93015 93021)