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Plesiothyris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Rhomboidella Sučić-Protić p. 30
2002Plesiothyris Sepkoski
2002Rhomboidella Sepkoski
2006Plesiothyris Williams et al. p. 2171
2014Plesiothyris Baeza-Carratalá and García Joral p. 658

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyAulacothyrinae(Babanova 1964)
genusPlesiothyris

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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Plesiothyris verneuili Deslongchamps 1863
Invalid names: Rhomboidella [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height316.614.420.315.63.12

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Ibex to the top of the Zanclean or 189.60000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Davoei189.6 - 183.0Spain (Aragon) P. verneuili (146728 146735 146736)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0France P. verneuili (160197)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Spain (Aragon) P. verneuili (98415 146738 146744 146749 146750)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Spain P. verneuili (161041)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Spain P. verneuili (160227)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Rhomboidella prideaux (86802) Rhomboidella prideaux, Rhomboidella grigisi (86801)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Rhomboidella prideaux (76982)