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Arapsothyris magna ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8607344https://www.gbif.org/species/8607344
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)172190https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=172190
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Arapsothyris : Arapsothyris magna
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Arapsothyris : Arapsothyris magna
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
familyTerebratulidaeGray 1840
genusArapsothyrisCooper 1989
speciesArapsothyris magnaCooper 1989
Generic NameArapsothyris
Scientific NameArapsothyris magna Cooper, 1989
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Arapsothyris magnaspeciesbelongs to Arapsothyrisstated with evidenceCooper, 1989
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance168 - 166 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance165 - 161 Ma
Jurassic
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Terebratulidae)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Terebratulidae)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. A. Cooper. 1989. Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65:1-213

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Arapsothyris angustata Cooper, 1989GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Arapsothyris : Arapsothyris angustata

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1989Arapsothyris angustata Cooper
1989Arapsothyris magna Cooper

References

Cooper G. A. (1989) Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65, 1-213
Y. Alméras, M. Cougnon, R. Enay, C. Mangold (2010) Brachiopodes du Jurasique Inférieur et moyen d'Arabie Saoudite centrale: Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de Lyon: 1--247 - via Catalogue of Life
G. A. Cooper (1989) Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia: Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology: 1--213 - via Catalogue of Life
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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