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Rhaetina pyriformis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula pyriformis was named by Suess (1854).

It was corrected as Terebratula piriformis by Bittner (1912); it was misspelled as Terebratula piriformis by Smith (1927); it was recombined as Rhaetina pyriformis by Pearson (1977), Iordan (1993), Siblik (1998), Siblik and Bryda (2005) and Siblík et al. (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Terebratula pyriformis Suess
1854Terebratula horia Suess p. 14 figs. Pl 3, fig 9
1865Terebratula pyriformis Stoppani
1882Terebratula pyriformis Zugmayer p. 11 figs. Pl 1, figs 12-21
1912Terebratula piriformis Bittner
1927Terebratula piriformis Smith p. 124 figs. Pl 96, figs 14,15
1947Rhaetina skirdaensis Moisseiev p. 79 figs. Pl 9, fig 3
1977Rhaetina pyriformis Pearson p. 39 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-7; text-fig 12
1993Rhaetina pyriformis Iordan figs. Pl 3, fig 9
1998Rhaetina pyriformis Siblik p. 83 figs. Pl 3, figs 2,3; text-figs 13-15
2005Rhaetina pyriformis Siblik and Bryda p. 431 figs. Pl 4, fig 3; text-fig 12
2010Rhaetina pyriformis Siblík et al. p. 59 figs. Pl 1, figs 5-7

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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
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyAngustothyrididaeDagys 1972
genusRhaetina
speciespyriformis(Suess 1854)

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.

Rhaetina pyriformis Suess 1854
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Invalid names: Rhaetina skirdaensis Moisseiev 1947 [synonym], Terebratula horia Suess 1854 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1513.46.7023.512.94.75

Composition: low Mg calciteg
Entire body: yesg
Reinforcement: nog
Ontogeny: accretiong
Grouping: gregariousg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-01-17 13:47:47
Modified: 2008-01-17 15:47:47
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Siblik 1967

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Rhaetian or 235.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (87 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Terebratula piriformis (203843)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary Rhaetina pyriformis (70797 73286 159122) Terebratula piriformis (203176)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Terebratula piriformis (203197 203199 203200 203201 203202)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovakia Rhaetina pyriformis (57037)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Rhaetina pyriformis (49317)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Canada (British Columbia) Terebratula piriformis (133084)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Terebratula piriformis (144383)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary Rhaetina pyriformis (23869)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria Terebratula piriformis (203203)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Rhaetina skirdaensis (97857)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (California) Terebratula pyriformis (38331)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Russian Federation Rhaetina pyriformis (127944 127977)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Rhaetina pyriformis (66932)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Terebratula pyriformis (204950)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Rhaetina pyriformis (27941 27942 27955 27959 27960 27961 27962 27963 27964 27966 27968 28099 28100 28101 28103 28106 28523 28528 28598 28599 28600 28813 28815 28836 28837 29069 29070 29071 29072 29094 29098 29099 29101 29103 29108 29110 32838 32840 32844 61134 61136 115317 115336 115347 115348 115349 137758 137763 137772 137773 160952) Terebratula pyriformis (137754 138164 138170 138171 138172)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Iran Rhaetina pyriformis (41330)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Romania Rhaetina pyriformis (170277)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Terebratula pyriformis (38083)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia Rhaetina pyriformis (32892 49455 77873 77874 77875 100046)