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Elita

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Taxonomy
Elita is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Delthyris fimbriatus.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Elythinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species
E. fimbriata, Elytha
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. diversa, E. inconsueta, E. johnsonensis, E. lemoni, E. magister, E. minor, E. subundifera, E. urbana
Sister genera
Elytha

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Elytha Conrad
2002Elita Sepkoski
2006Elita Williams et al. p. 1864

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyReticularioidea
familyElythidaeFredericks 1924
subfamilyElythinaeFrederiks 1924
genusElita

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. †Elita
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†Elita fimbriata Conrad 1842
Invalid names: Elytha Conrad [nomen vanum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Devonian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 419.62000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (207 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli - Lochkovian422.7 - 413.02Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Elytha sp. (79383)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (New York) Elytha fimbriata (75470 75471)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Ontario) Elytha fimbriata (40058)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Colombia Elytha sp. (35913 35914 35915)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Venezuela E. sp. (35894)
Deer Parkian410.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Elytha sp. (164689)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47China (Guangxi) E. sp. (27420)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Elytha sp. (164794 164801)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Colombia Elytha colombiana (36017) Elytha sp. (35869 35870 35871 35872 35873 35879 35881 35886 35887 35888 35890 35891 35893 35976 35977)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Venezuela E. sp. (35895)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (New York) Elytha sp. (232948)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) E. fimbriata (77056 77076 77077) Elytha fimbriata (9537 9538 9550 9552 9562 9563 9564 9571 9573 9576 9613 9614 9617) Elytha fimbriatus (9615)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Maryland) Elytha sp. (613)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Pennsylvania) Elytha fimbriata (232686)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) Elytha formosensis (3845 3849 3853) Spirifera fimbriata (231732)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) E. fimbriata (91091 91215 91226 91227 91228 91229 91233 91237 91238 91239 91240 91241 91242 91243 91244 91245 91247 91248 91249 91268 91269 91277 91278 91279)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Indiana) Reticularia fimbriata (170009)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Wisconsin) Elytha subundifera (96333)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) E. fimbriata (8722 8978 8979 8983 8984 8987 8993 8996 9001 9003 9005 9006 9017 9019 9020 9028 10101 10107 10109 10110 10119 86250 86254 89651 89652 89653 89662 89663 89665 89666 89667 89668 89670 89671 89673 89674 89680 89705 89721 89768 89772 89800 89804 89808 89809 89876 89878 89885 89886 89887 89910 89921 89924 89927 89928 89943 94432 94433 96209 96210 96211 96212 96213 96358 111330 111463) E. sp. (8764 8765 8766 8767 8769 8771 8772 8779 8780 8786 8787 8788 8789 8791 8793 8795 9370 9371 9372) Elyta fimbriata (94410 94411) Elytha fimbriata (5661 5664 5665 8829 8920 76163) Elytha fimoriata (8827)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Iowa) E. johnsonensis, E. urbana (93847) E. minor (93842) E. subundifera (93844)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) Elytha sp. (38450)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) E. sp. (94515)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Ontario) E. lemoni (40043 65028 65029)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Elytha filicosta (96298)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Pennsylvania) Elytha fimbriata (9886 9887 9888 9893 9902 9910 9912 9914 9916) Elytha sp. (627 670)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4USA (Missouri) E. subundifera (93849)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31USA (Iowa) E. johnsonensis (35478 35480 35481 35482)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation (Orenburgskaya Oblast) Elytha crassa (83918) Elytha subquadrata (83919)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Colombia (Boyaca) Elytha colombiana (36012)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New Mexico) E. magister (219871)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Elytha fimbriata (76167)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Iowa) E. diversa (35502) E. inconsueta (35499 35501)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15USA (Iowa) E. inconsueta (35503)