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Microthyridina farquharsoni

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Microthyridina farquharsoni was named by Muir-Wood (1935). Its type locality is Deberaweina, which is in a Kimmeridgian marine horizon in Somalia.

It was recombined as Ornithella farquharsoni by Abbate et al. (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Microthyridina farquharsoni Muir-Wood
1974Ornithella farquharsoni Abbate et al.

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyVectellinae
genusMicrothyridina
speciesfarquharsoni

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.

Microthyridina farquharsoni 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 17:27:13
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 163.50000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Microthyridina farquharsoni (2555 2594 2595)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Microthyridina farquharsoni (2586)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8Somalia Ornithella farquharsoni (100372)
Kimmeridgian - Oxfordian157.3 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Jahar) Microthyridina farquharsoni (2551)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Somalia Microthyridina farquharsoni (type locality: 93018)