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Phymatothyris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Nucleatidae

Taxonomy
Phymatothyris is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nucleatidae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Terebratula (Pallasiella) Renz
2002Phymatothyris Sepkoski
2006Phymatothyris Williams et al. p. 2144

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDyscolioideaFischer and Oehlert 1891
familyNucleatidaeSchuchert 1929
genusPhymatothyris

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.

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Phymatothyris cerasulum Zittel 1869
Phymatothyris rheumatica Canavari 1884
Invalid names: Pallasiella Renz 1932 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height56.545.108.505.701.66

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:53:26
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:53:26
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 201.30000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Hungary P. sp. (28945 28965)
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Hungary P. cerasulum (160447)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Hungary P. cerasulum (29081 29082 29083 29086)
Early/Lower Sinemurian - Hettangian196.5 - 199.3Hungary P. cerasulum (160444 160445) P. sp. (160434 160437 160439 160440 160443) P. sp., P. cerasulum (160446)
Bucklandi196.5 - 189.6Hungary P. sp. (127003)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Greece P. rheumatica (159168 159176) P. sp., P. rheumatica, P. cerasulum (159134)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Spain P. rheumatica (161734)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Algeria P. kerkyrae (148273 148279)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain P. rheumatica (171313 171315 171317)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Algeria P. kerkyrae (148286)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Greece P. cerasulum (159172 159182) P. kerkyrae (159136 159179) P. kerkyrae, P. cerasulum (159169)