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Terebratuloidea xizangensis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Parallorhynchus xizangensis was named by Sun (1991). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Mushirebuca, Yanhu area, Upper Chainaha Formation, Gegyai County, which is in a Kungurian marine horizon in the Chainaha Formation of China.

It was recombined as Terebratuloidea xizangensis by Chen and Shi (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Parallorhynchus xizangensis Sun p. 239 figs. Pl 1, figs 9-12; text-fig 1
2006Terebratuloidea xizangensis Chen and Shi p. 24 figs. Pl 7, figs 8,19-21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyAllorhynchidaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusTerebratuloidea
speciesxizangensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height122.5

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Xizang) Parallorhynchus xizangensis (type locality: 118916)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Xinjiang) Terebratuloidea xizangensis (62809)