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Phragmothyris subplana

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae

Taxonomy
Phragmothyris subplana was named by Cooper (1955). Its type specimen is USNM 561500a and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Palmer Loc. 1640, Juan Criollo, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Cuba.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Phragmothyris subplana Cooper p. 69 figs. Pl. 15, A, Fig. 1-6; G, Fig. 39-46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyMegathyridoideaDall 1870
familyMegathyrididaeDall 1870
genusPhragmothyris
speciessubplana

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.

Phragmothyris subplana Cooper 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:30:31
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:30:31
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Eocene to the top of the Oligocene or 56.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Cuba Phragmothyris subplana (166605 type locality: 166607)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Cuba Phragmothyris subplana (166608)