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Oelandia

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Oelandia was named by Westergård (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm m].

It was synonymized subjectively with Latouchella by Bengtson (1992).

It was assigned to Helcionellidae by Runnegar and Jell (1976); to Helcionelloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Trenellidae by Parkhaev (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Oelandia Westergård
1976Oelandia Runnegar and Jell p. 117
2002Oelandia Parkhaev p. 35
2002Oelandia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
superfamilyHelcionelloidea(Wenz 1938)
familyHelcionellidae
genusOelandia

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.

G. †Oelandia Westergård 1936
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Oelandia jingheensis Yü and Ning 1985
Oelandia pauciplicata Westergård 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:55:39
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:02:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Menevian or 515.30000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Greenland O. sp. (49464)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Sweden O. pauciplicata (56824)