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Oldhamina squamosa

Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae

Taxonomy
Oldhamina squamosa was named by Huang (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huangchiawan, Locality 1302 f1, Tsunyi-hsien, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Oldhamina squamosa Huang
1977Oldhamina squamosa Yang et al. p. 370 figs. Pl 147, fig 3
1978Oldhamina squamosa Feng and Jiang p. 270 figs. Pl 100, fig 6
1978Oldhamina squamosa Tong p. 237 figs. Pl 83, fig 9
1979Oldhamina squamosa Zhan p. 91 figs. Pl 9, fig 18; Pl 12, fig 13
1980Oldhamina squamosa Liao figs. Pl 5, fig 48
1982Oldhamina squamosa Wang et al. p. 230 figs. Pl 95, fig 19
1983Oldhamina squamosa Waterhouse p. 130 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-10
1987Oldhamina squamosa Liao p. 106 figs. Pl 3, figs 25,26
1995Oldhamina squamosa Zeng et al. figs. Pl 11, fig 10
2012Oldhamina squamosa Tazawa p. 34 figs. 5.4, 6C
2022Oldhamina squamosa Wu et al. p. 116 figs. 14.6-14.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderLyttoniidina
superfamilyLyttonioidea
familyLyttoniidae
subfamilyLyttoniinae
genusOldhamina
speciessquamosa

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.

Oldhamina squamosa Huang 1932
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. B. Waterhouse 1983Large elongate shells with over 20 sturdy septa, well spaced, convex forward in outline and inclined strongly.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:09
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:09
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) Oldhamina squamosa (110973 type locality: 110976 111065 111066)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangdong) Oldhamina squamosa (109780 228449)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Chongqing) Oldhamina squamosa (98067 121027 121028 156872 156879)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17China (Hubei) Oldhamina squamosa (121100)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17China (Guangdong) Oldhamina squamosa (121087 121122)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Oldhamina squamosa (108169)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Oldhamina squamosa (111067 111068 112012 117481)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) Oldhamina squamosa (94968 94969 94972 94977 94978 103457 121023 148548 148549 156862)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Thailand Oldhamina squamosa (8145 42775 42776 42777)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Oldhamina squamosa (95283)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangdong) Oldhamina squamosa (95679)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Japan Oldhamina squamosa (118965)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Oldhamina squamosa (107298)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Oldhamina squamosa (105210 111856)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Fujian) Oldhamina squamosa (120044 148569)