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Rhaetina elliptica

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae

Taxonomy
Rhaetina elliptica was named by Dagys (1963). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yatyrgvarta Mountain, which is in a Norian marine limestone in the Yatyrgvarta Formation of the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Rhaetina elliptica Dagys p. 155 figs. Pl. 24, figs 1-5
1979Rhaetina elliptica Jin et al. p. 184 figs. Pl 53, figs 17-19, 21-24
1981Rhaetina elliptica Sun p. 219 figs. Pl 9, figs 31-33
1985Rhaetina elliptica Jin et al. p. 224 figs. Pl 20, figs 21-24

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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
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyAngustothyrididaeDagys 1972
genusRhaetina
specieselliptica

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.

Rhaetina elliptica Dagys 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height316.211.720.617.64.53

Composition: low Mg calciteg
Entire body: yesg
Reinforcement: nog
Ontogeny: accretiong
Grouping: gregariousg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-01-17 13:47:47
Modified: 2008-01-17 15:47:47
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Siblik 1967

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Rhaetian or 221.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation Rhaetina elliptica (127967 128094 type locality: 128098)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56China (Yunnan) Rhaetina elliptica (132575)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0China (Xizang) Rhaetina elliptica (132640)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Rhaetina elliptica (29072 137758)