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Cyclothyris difformis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula difformis was named by Valenciennes (1819). Its type specimen is Lamarck coll. MHN Geneva No. 48 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cyclothyris difformis by Owen (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Terebratula difformis Valenciennes p. 255 figs. Pl. 252, Fig. 5
1988Cyclothyris difformis Owen p. 84 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 13-15; Pl. 2, Fig. 4-6, 10-15

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyHemithiridoideaRzhonsnitskaya 1956
familyCyclothyrididae()
subfamilyCyclothyridinae(Makridin 1955)
genusCyclothyrisM'Coy 1844
speciesdifformis(Valenciennes 1819)

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.

Cyclothyris difformis Valenciennes 1819
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Late/Upper Albian99.6 - 99.6Spain Cyclothyris difformis (3832)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Cyclothyris difformis (73863)