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Anastrophia (Grayina)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae

Taxonomy
Grayina was named as a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Anastrophia magnifica.

It was reranked as Anastrophia (Grayina) by Williams et al. (2002).

It was assigned to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anastrophia by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Grayina Sepkoski
2002Anastrophia (Grayina) Williams et al. p. 955

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyCamerelloideaHall and Clarke 1894
familyParastrophinidaeUlrich and Cooper 1938
genusAnastrophiaHall 1867
subgenusGrayina

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
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 12:07:13
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:08:05
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Pragian or 432.90000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6Canada (Québec) Anastrophia sp. (25162)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) Grayina magnifica (26003 26009 26013)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Czechia Grayina dispar (14096)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Oklahoma) Grayina sp. (24816)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Quebec) Grayina sp. (24818)
Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8USA (Nevada) Anastrophia magnifica (240752 240754 240816)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Tajikistan Anastrophia magnifica (13984)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Anastrophia magnifica (14152)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Anastrophia magnifica (13960 13964) Grayina sp., Grayina magnifica (24741)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Nevada) Anastrophia magnifica (164824 164825)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Anastrophia magnifica (14042) Grayina magnifica (14118 14119)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Kazakhstan Grayina magnifica (24743)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (New South Wales) Anastrophia magnifica (24900) Grayina magnifica (25705 25706)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Northwest Territories) Grayina sp. (75581)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Guangxi) Grayina magnifica (12923 41053)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Belarus Anastrophia magnifica (23671)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) Anastrophia magnifica (14027) Grayina magnifica (26421 26423)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China (Guangxi) Grayina magnifica (12930)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Yukon) Anastrophia magnifica (25273) Grayina magnifica (24933 39394 43713 43969)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62USA (Nevada) Anastrophia magnifica (164726 164730)