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Sphriganaria bicostata

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Eudesiidae

Taxonomy
Sphriganaria bicostata was named by Cooper (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Haisiyan Pass, S1457, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Sphriganaria bicostata Cooper

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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
familyEudesiidaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusSphriganaria
speciesbicostata

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.

Sphriganaria bicostata Cooper 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height213.913.514.313.90.566

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:27:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:57
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Callovian or 170.30000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Saudi Arabia Sphriganaria bicostata (98824 98845)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Jordan Eudesia bicostata (35417)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Sphriganaria bicostata (98827 98835)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Sphriganaria bicostata (type locality: 99106)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Sphriganaria bicostata (98765)