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Tautosia

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae

Taxonomy
Tautosia was named by Cooper and Grant (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: P Sakm-u P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 7]. Its type is Tautosia fastigiata.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Tautosia Cooper and Grant p. 14
2002Tautosia Sepkoski
2002Tautosia Williams et al. p. 1258

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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
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyWellerellidaeLicharew 1956
subfamilyWellerellinaeLicharew 1956
genusTautosia

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. †Tautosia Cooper and Grant 1969
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Tautosia angulata Cooper and Grant 1976
Tautosia distorta Cooper and Grant 1976
Tautosia elegans Girty 1908
Tautosia expansa Cooper and Grant 1976
Tautosia fastigiata Cooper and Grant 1969
Tautosia galbina Cooper and Grant 1976
Tautosia lenumbona Stehli 1954
Tautosia magnisepta Stehli 1954
Tautosia podistra Cooper and Grant 1976
Tautosia pulchra Cooper and Grant 1976
Tautosia shumardiana Girty 1908
Tautosia transenna Cooper and Grant 1976
Tautosia zhinanensis Liang 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height815.000.70015.05.003.17

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 Sakmarian to the top of the Changhsingian or 293.52000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (95 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) T. podistra (39153 39154)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) T. fastigiata (75930) T. podistra (43570 43612 75931)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Pugnoides elegans (149773 149778 149782 149863 149993 150954 151264) Pugnoides elegans, Pugnoides shumardianus (149836) T. expansa (106298) T. fastigiata (43510 43515 81638 101811 105938 106037) T. fastigiata, T. pulchra (43491) T. lenumbona (75881) T. lenumbona, T. magnisepta (75865) T. pulchra (43492 43498 43504 43582 101785) T. sp., T. fastigiata (43494) Terebratuloidea lenumbona (81724) Terebratuloidea lenumbona, Wellerella magnisepta (81848)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Mexico (Chiapas) T. transenna (198600)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) T. angulata (106109) T. galbina (43512 43563 81671 101805) T. sp. (102604) T. transenna (43548 43551 43553 81693 81722 101767 102602 105592)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Pugnoides elegans (150000) T. distorta (105977) T. elegans (106108) T. shumardiana (81586 81619 101867 105900 105902 106111) T. transenna (43550 43552 105764)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) T. zhinanensis (95519)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Pugnax elegans (108801) Pugnax elegans, Pugnax shumardiana (108812) T. elegans (81593 81609 81623 101798 106249) T. elegans, T. shumardiana (81621 101809 102618 102624 105893 106242 106250) T. shumardiana (81589 81590 81697 81960 105994 106161 106243 106248 106252) T. sp., T. elegans, T. shumardiana (105895)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) T. elegans (81620) T. elegans, T. shumardiana (81629 102622 102625) T. shumardiana (81968 102609 102629)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17USA (Texas) Wellerella elegans (50001 50004 50016 50019)