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Somalithyris
Taxonomy
Somalithyris was named by Muir-Wood (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo J Kimm Sepkoski's reference number: 1,877]. It is not extant. Its type is Somalithyris macfadyeni.
It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Postepithyrididae by Williams et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Postepithyrididae by Williams et al. (2006).
Species
S. bihendulensis, S. elliptica, S. macfadyeni (type species), S. ovata, S. parva, S. rotundata, S. subcircularis, S. triangulata
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1935 | Somalithyris Muir-Wood |
| 2002 | Somalithyris Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Somalithyris Williams et al. p. 2119 |
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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.
G. †Somalithyris Muir-Wood 1935
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†Somalithyris bihendulensis Muir-Wood 1935
†Somalithyris elliptica Cooper 1989
†Somalithyris macfadyeni Muir-Wood 1935
†Somalithyris ovata Cooper 1989
†Somalithyris parva Cooper 1989
†Somalithyris rotundata Cooper 1989
†Somalithyris subcircularis Cooper 1989
†Somalithyris triangulata Cooper 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 10 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 19.7 | 16.1 | 1.95 |
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| Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callovian | Yemen (Wadi Hajar) | S. macfadyeni (2610) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Somalia | S. macfadyeni, S. bihendulensis (93020) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | Israel | S. arabica (59837) | |
| Oxfordian | Saudi Arabia | S. bihendulensis (46057 46060 46061) S. elliptica, S. ovata, S. parva, S. subcircularis, S. triangulata (98844) S. ovata (98684 98731) S. rotundata (99082) S. somalica, S. bihendulensis (46296) S. triangulata (98744) | |
| Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | Somalia | S. macfadyeni (100372) |