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Kutchithyris hypsogonia

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Taxonomy

Terebratula hypsogonia was named by Kitchin (1900) [Lectotype designated by Mukherjee 2007.]. Its type specimen is GSI 6641 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Kutchithyris hypsogonia by Buckman (1918), Mukherjee (2007).

Synonyms

Terebratula longicarinata was named by Kitchin (1900).

It was recombined as Kutchithyris longicarinata by Buckman (1918); it was synonymized subjectively with Kutchithyris hypsogonia by Mukherjee (2007).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1900	Terebratula hypsogonia Kitchin p. 28–30 figs. pl. 6, Figs. 1–4
1900	Terebratula longicarinata Kitchin p. 30–32 figs. pl. 6, Figs. 5 - 6
1918	Kutchithyris hypsogonia Buckman p. 113
1918	Kutchithyris longicarinata Buckman p. 113
2007	Kutchithyris hypsogonia Mukherjee pp. 222 - 223 figs. 3K–M, 4I–K, 8A

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805

Rank	Name	Author
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Terebratulida
suborder	Terebratulidina
superfamily	Loboidothyridoidea	Makridin 1964
family	Postepithyrididae
genus	Kutchithyris
species	hypsogonia	(Kitchin 1900)

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.

†Kutchithyris hypsogonia Kitchin 1900

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Invalid names: Kutchithyris longicarinata Kitchin 1900 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
D. Mukherjee 2007	Small sized subtriangular shells with two diverging, sharp crested ridges in dorsal valve; strongly biplicate anterior commissure.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calcitep

Environment:

marineuc

Locomotion:

stationaryf

Attached:

yesp

Life habit:

low-level epifaunalf

Diet:

suspension feederf

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2018-11-10 17:50:59

Modified:

2018-11-10 17:50:59

Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Callovian to the top of the Callovian or 164.70000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Callovian	166.1 - 163.5	India	Kutchithyris hypsogonia (61540 61873 61880 61886 62050)
Late/Upper Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	India	Kutchithyris hypsogonia (61876 61878 67626)
Middle Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Madagascar	Kutchithyris hypsogonia (98135)