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Lophrothyris contracta

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lobothyrididae

Taxonomy
Lophrothyris contracta was named by Buckman (1917). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Holway Hill, which is in a Murchisonae marine horizon in the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Lophrothyris contracta Buckman p. 233 figs. Pl. 21, Fig. 14

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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
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyLobothyrididaeMakridin 1964
subfamilyLophrothyridinae
genusLophrothyris
speciescontracta

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.

†Lophrothyris contracta Buckman 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:44:45
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:44:45
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Concavum to the top of the Discites or 175.60000 to 167.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Concavum175.6 - 171.6Morocco Lophrothyris contracta (141214)
Murchisonae175.6 - 171.6United Kingdom (Somerset) Lophrothyris contracta (type locality: 171441)
Discites171.6 - 167.7Morocco Lophrothyris contracta (141236)