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Betaneospirifer shii

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Taxonomy
Betaneospirifer shii was named by Waterhouse (2004). It is not extant. Its type locality is PMb5, Ridge B of Chulu Massif, Braga, Manang area, which is in a Changhsingian marine horizon in the Marsyangdi Formation of Nepal.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Betaneospirifer shii Waterhouse

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familyTrigonotretidae
subfamilyNeospiriferinae
genusBetaneospiriferGatinaud 1949
speciesshii

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.

Betaneospirifer shii Waterhouse 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height110.6----
valve height524.019.126.625.43.03

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) Neospirifer kubeiensis (73591 73596 73598 73599) Neospirifer kubeiensis, Neospirifer sp. A (73597)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Nepal Betaneospirifer shii (type locality: 207296)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Neospirifer kubeiensis (73602 73604)