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Heterelasmina

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Heterelasminidae

Taxonomy
Heterelasmina was named by Licharew (1939). It is the type genus of Heterelasminidae.

It was assigned to Heterelasminidae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Heterelasmina Licharew p. 120
2006Heterelasmina Williams et al. p. 2038

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyHeterelasminidaeLicharew 1956
genusHeterelasminaLicharew 1939

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. †Heterelasmina Licharew 1939
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Heterelasmina costata Smirnova 2007
Heterelasmina cuboides Licharew 2001
Heterelasmina dieneri Gemmellaro 1899
Heterelasmina elegantula Grabau 1931
Heterelasmina genuflexa Gemmellaro 1899
Heterelasmina latesinuata Licharew 2002
Heterelasmina planoventris Licharew 2002
Heterelasmina pygmaea Grunt 1973
Heterelasmina regularis Smirnova and Grunt 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height487.913.0013.09.102.70

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Changhsingian or 298.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Slovenia Terebratula dieneri (129658)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Laos Hemiptychina dieneri (233571)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Tajikistan Hemiptychina latesinuata, H. cuboides (42911) Hemiptychina planoventrum (81138) H. costata (42913) H. cuboides (42914 42915 118076) H. planoventris (42912) H. regularis, H. latesinuata, H. cuboides (42916)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Ukraine H. cuboides (102500)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Jisuina elegantula (109257)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Hemiptychina dieneri (108566 108673) Hemiptychina genuflexa (233340) Hemiptychina genuflexa, Hemiptychina dieneri (108672 108675) Jisuina genuflexa (112952)
Wordian - Wuchiapingian266.9 - 254.14Pakistan Jisuina genuflexa (118122)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation H. sp. (124399 124972 124976)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Tajikistan H. pygmaea (109466 109471 109474 109477)