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Composita mira

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Athyris mira was named by Girty (1899).

It was recombined as Composita mira by Wardlaw (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Athyris mira Girty
1977Composita mira Wardlaw figs. Pl 13, figs 1-23

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusCompositaBrown 1849
speciesmira(Girty 1899)

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.

Composita mira Girty 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Capitanian or 290.10000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (112 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Composita mira (150673 150809)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Composita mira (121457 121458 149787 149821 149832 149997 150249 150554 150557 150669 150846 151111)
Kungurian - Wordian279.3 - 264.28USA (Texas) Composita mira (149822)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Mexico (Coahuila) Composita mira (150138)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Composita mira (113197 149827 150252 150253 150257)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28USA (Texas) Composita mira (149828 151509)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Mexico (Coahuila) Composita mira (150779)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Nevada) Composita mira (39764)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Nevada) Composita mira (39442 39444 39446 39447 39449 39450 39451 39452 39453 39454 39456 39457 39458 39459 39461 39462 39463 39464 39465 39466 39467 39468 39470 39474 39475 39476 39477 39478 39479 39480 39481 39482 39483 39484 39485 39487 39489 39493 39494 39495 39499 39500 39502 39504 39507 39510 39512 39515 39517 39518 39519 39521 39522 39523 39524 39528 39531 39533 39536 39537 39750 39754 39758 39759 39760 39761 39762 39766 39767 39771 39777 39784 39788 39792 39793)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Utah) Composita mira (11232 39550 39552 39557 39562 39720 39721 39730 39732)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Idaho) Composita mira (11283)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17USA (Wyoming) Composita mira (11223 11224)