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Sachitidae

Sachitida - Sachitidae

Taxonomy
Sachitidae was named by Meshkova (1969).

It was assigned to Chancelloriida by Skovsted (2006); and to Sachitida by Oh et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Sachitidae Meshkova
2006Sachitidae Skovsted p. 1099
2025Sachitidae Oh et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
subphylumAculifera(Blumrich 1891)
orderSachitidaHe 1980
familySachitidaeMeshkova 1969
familySachitidaeMeshkova 1969

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.

Fm. †Sachitidae Meshkova 1969
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G. †Hippopharangites Bengtson 1990
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†Hippopharangites dailyi Bengston 1990
G. †Sachites Meshkova 1969
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†Sachites alatus Duan 1984
†Sachites desquamatus Duan 1984
†Sachites folliformis Duan 1984
†Sachites longus Qian 1977
†Sachites minus Qian et al. 1979
†Sachites terastios Qian et al. 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileuc
Life habit: epifaunaluc
Diet: grazeruc
Created: 2009-04-21 09:48:26
Modified: 2009-04-21 11:48:26
Source: uc = unranked clade
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Dyeran or 530.70000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Sachites sp. (50427)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Yunnan) Sachites sp. (8089)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Guizhou) Sachites sp., Sachites maidipingensis (106512 106514)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Shaanxi) Sachites costulatus, Sachites hastatus, Sachites maidipingensis, Sachites longus (107790) Sachites hastatus (107791) Sachites ningqiangensis (107776)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Sachites minus (107665) Sachites sp., Sachites terastios, Sachites minus (107634)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Sachites sp. (108257 108258 108259 108260 108309)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Sichuan) Sachites sp. (107389)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Sachites proboscideus (50319 50321)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Khabarovsk Krai) Sachites proboscideus (50314)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Sachites proboscideus (80796 80804 80952)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Hippopharangites dailyi (96920 96931 96960 96966 97739 97740 97741 97742 97744 97746 97747 97748 97749 97750 97769)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Australia (Northern Territory) Sachites sp. (80920)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) Hippopharangites dailyi (50793 96914 96916 96917 96932 96958 96959 96965 97701 97717 97751 97770 97771 97772 97773 97774 97775 97776 97777 156332)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Greenland (Peary Land) Hippopharangites sp., Hippopharangites groenlandicus (96526)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland Sachites sp. (49461)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland (Peary Land) Hippopharangites groenlandicus (210618) Hippopharangites sp. (49903)
Stage 4514.5 - 506.5Greenland Hippopharangites sp., Hippopharangites groenlandicus (275945)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Australia (South Australia) Hippopharangites dailyi (97698)