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Seymourella oweni

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Taxonomy
Seymourella oweni was named by Bitner (1996). Its type specimen is ZPAL Bp.XXXVII/135, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is ZPAL 8, which is in a Ypresian prodelta sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica. It is the type species of Seymourella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Seymourella oweni Bitner p. 78

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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
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familyTerebratulidaeGray 1840
subfamilySeymourinae
genusSeymourella
speciesoweni

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.

†Seymourella oweni Bitner 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height115.8

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Seymourella oweni (75456 type locality: 100188)