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Rhombothyris ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4869149https://www.gbif.org/species/4869149
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)30505https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=30505
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Sellithyrididae : Rhombothyris
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulidaWaagen 1883
suborderTerebratulidinaWaagen 1883
superfamilyTerebratuloidea
familySellithyrididaeMuir - Wood 1965
subfamilyRectithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusRhombothyrisMiddlemiss 1959
Scientific NameRhombothyris Middlemiss, 1959
Name Published InPalaeontology 2 (1)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Rhombothyrisgenusbelongs to Terebratulidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Rhombothyrisgenusbelongs to Rectithyridinaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance125 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Sellithyrididae)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Sellithyrididae)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. A. Middlemiss. 1959. English Aptian Terebratulidae. Palaeontology 2(1):94-142

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Rhombothyris conica ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rhombothyris extensa ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		8125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rhombothyris meyeri ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rhombothyris microtrema ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		3125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1959Rhombothyris Middlemiss p. 99
2002Rhombothyris Sepkoski, Jr.
2006Rhombothyris Williams et al. p. 2069

References

Middlemiss F. A. (1959) English Aptian Terebratulidae, Palaeontology 2 1, 94-142
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Palaeontology 2 (1) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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