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Ornithella syringothyrides

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Ornithella syringothyrides was named by Crickmay (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ravine 35 (trigona zone, 4100 ft), southwest slope of Mount Jura, which is in a Discites marine sandstone in the Mormon Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Ornithella syringothyrides Crickmay p. 886 figs. Pl. 22, Fig. 11-13

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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
subfamilyVectellinae
genusOrnithella
speciessyringothyrides

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.

Ornithella syringothyrides Crickmay 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height18.50

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: Discites or 171.60000 to 167.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Discites171.6 - 167.7USA (California) Ornithella syringothyrides (type locality: 164683)