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Hercothyris borroi

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida

Taxonomy
Hercothyris borroi was named by Cooper (1979). Its type specimen is USNM 549396a and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Palmer Loc. 1035, S of Majagua, which is in an Eocene carbonate limestone in Cuba. It is the type species of Hercothyris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Hercothyris borroi Cooper p. 26 figs. 2; Pl. 4, Fig. 50-55; Pl. 5, Fig. 33-44

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
genusHercothyris
speciesborroi

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.

Hercothyris borroi Cooper 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height210.99.9012.010.91.48

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Cuba Hercothyris borroi (166605 166607 type locality: 166610 166611 166612 168274)