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Colpotoria

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Colpotoria was named by Cooper (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo-l J Call-l Sepkoski's reference number: 877]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gibbirhynchiinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Colpotoria Cooper
2002Colpotoria Sepkoski
2002Colpotoria Williams et al. p. 1358

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyHemithiridoideaRzhonsnitskaya 1956
familyTetrarhynchiidaeAger 1965
subfamilyGibbirhynchiinae
genusColpotoria

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.

G. †Colpotoria Cooper 1989
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Colpotoria nazeri Alméras 1987
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Invalid names: Colpotoria magna Cooper 1989 [synonym], Colpotoria plicatilis Cooper 1989 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height520.016.526.719.43.82

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 167.70000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia C. magna (98892) C. plicatilis (98714 98773 98902)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Saudi Arabia C. nazeri (141395)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Jordan Burmirhynchia nazeri (35701)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Ethiopia C. sp. (93864)