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Palaferellidae

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Palaferellidae

Taxonomy
Palaferellidae was named by Spriestersbach (1942). Its type is Gruenewaldtia.

It was assigned to Palaferelloidea by Williams et al. (2002).

Subtaxa
Gruenewaldtia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Palaferellidae Spriestersbach
2002Palaferellidae Williams et al. p. 1450

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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
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderDavidsoniidinaCopper 1996
superfamilyPalaferelloideaSpriestersbach 1942
familyPalaferellidaeSpriestersbach 1942
familyPalaferellidaeSpriestersbach 1942

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.

Fm. †Palaferellidae Spriestersbach 1942
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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 14:10:24
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:10:24
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany Gruenewaldtia sp. (60446)