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Somalithyris rotundata

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Taxonomy
Somalithyris rotundata was named by Cooper (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Wadi Hamr, S776, which is in an Oxfordian shallow subtidal limestone in the Hanifa Formation of Saudi Arabia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Somalithyris rotundata Cooper

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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
familyPostepithyrididae
genusSomalithyris
speciesrotundata

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.

Somalithyris rotundata Cooper 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height116.0

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:50:59
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:50:59
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Oxfordian or 163.50000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Somalithyris rotundata (type locality: 99082)