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Sphaeroidothyris vari

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula vari was named by Rollier (1918).

It was recombined as Sphaeroidothyris vari by Alméras (1996), Alméras and Fauré (2000), Andrade (2006), Alméras et al. (2007), Benzaggagh et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Terebratula vari Rollier p. 198
1996Sphaeroidothyris vari Alméras p. 84 figs. Pl 5, fig 4
2000Sphaeroidothyris vari Alméras and Fauré p. 88 figs. Pl 9, figs 5-10; text-figs 21,22; suppl.fig. 25,26
2006Sphaeroidothyris vari Andrade p. 108 fig. 67
2007Sphaeroidothyris vari Alméras et al. p. 94 figs. Pl 7, figs 7,8
2023Sphaeroidothyris vari Benzaggagh et al. p. 13 figs. 7o-q

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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
familyLoboidothyrididae
subfamilyLoboidothyridinae()
genusSphaeroidothyris
speciesvari(Rollier 1918)

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.

†Sphaeroidothyris vari Rollier 1918
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height718.814.023.519.03.33

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:51:39
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:51:39
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Spinatum to the top of the Thouarsense or 189.60000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Serbia and Montenegro Sphaeroidothyris vari (73350)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Spain Sphaeroidothyris vari (51613)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Spain Sphaeroidothyris vari (126374 126375 126378 126379 126380 126381 126389 126395)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6France Sphaeroidothyris vari (140891 140893 160624 160625 160626 160627 160629 160630 160631 160632 160633 160637 160638 160639)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Spain Sphaeroidothyris vari (126480 126488 160575 160577 160635 160636 160640 161105)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6France (Deux-Sevrès) Sphaeroidothyris vari (140866)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Morocco Sphaeroidothyris vari (228350 228352)
Levesquei182.0 - 175.6Portugal Sphaeroidothyris vari (147687)
Variabilis182.0 - 175.6Morocco Sphaeroidothyris vari (228355 228871)
Variabilis182.0 - 175.6Spain Sphaeroidothyris vari (126490 126491 126501 126503)
Thouarsense180.1 - 175.6Portugal Sphaeroidothyris vari (147671 147685 147686)