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Hemithyris peculiaris

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Hemithirididae

Taxonomy
Hemithyris peculiaris was named by Nomura and Hatai (1936). It is extant. Its type specimen is Saito Ho-on Kai Museum 7362, a shell. Its type locality is Iwaizawa, Yazawagi-mura, which is in a Serravallian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Sugota Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Hemithyris peculiaris Nomura and Hatai
1940Hemithyris peculiaris Hatai p. 208 figs. Pl 5, figs 77,96
1959Hemithyris peculiaris Cooper p. 47

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyHemithiridoideaRzhonsnitskaya 1956
familyHemithirididaeRzhonsnitskaya 1956
genusHemithyrisd'Orbigny 1847
speciespeculiarisNomura and Hatai 1936

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.

Hemithyris peculiaris Nomura and Hatai 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height14.20

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Japan Hemithyris peculiaris (type locality: 190741)