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Sachites terastios

Sachitida - Sachitidae

Taxonomy
Sachites terastios was named by Qian et al. (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tianzhushan, upper bed, which is in a Meishucunian marine phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. costulatus, S. hastatus, S. ningqiangensis, S. proboscideus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Sachites terastios Qian et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
subphylumAculifera(Blumrich 1891)
orderSachitidaHe 1980
familySachitidaeMeshkova 1969
genusSachitesMeshkova 1969
speciesterastios

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.

†Sachites terastios Qian et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileuc
Life habit: epifaunaluc
Diet: grazeruc
Created: 2009-04-21 09:48:26
Modified: 2009-04-21 11:48:26
Source: uc = unranked clade
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Meishucunian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Sachites terastios (type locality: 107634)