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Howellellinae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Delthyrididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Howellellinae Johnson and Hou
2006Howellellinae Williams et al. p. 1826

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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
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyDelthyrididaeWaagen 1883
subfamilyHowellellinaeJohnson and Hou 1994
subfamilyHowellellinaeJohnson and Hou 1994

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.

Subfm. †Howellellinae Johnson and Hou 1994
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G. †Aldanispirifer Alekseeva 1967
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Aldanispirifer helenae Alekseeva 1967
Invalid names: Holcospirifer Bassett et al. 1976 [synonym]
G. †Howellella Kozlowski 1946
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Howellella anglica Lamont and Gilbert 1945
Howellella crispa Hisinger 1827
Howellella cycloptera Hall 1857
Howellella elegans Muir-Wood 1925
Howellella porcata Jin et al. 1993
Howellella textilis Talent 1963
Invalid names: Crispella Kozlowski 1929 [replaced]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 440.80000 to 379.50000 Ma

Collections (686 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Indiana) Howellella crispus (75266)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (New Brunswick) Howellella sp. (24913)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Manitoba) Howellella crispa (26738)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Howellella sp. (528)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Howellella sp. (25486)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Québec) Howellella multiplicata (24543)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Yukon) Howellella sp. (515)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Mongolia (Gobi Altai) Howellella elegans (13188) Howellella sp. (13329)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) Howellella sp. (461)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) Howellella sp. (462)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Mongolia Howellella sp. (79716)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Nunavut) Howellella sp. (65978)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany Quiringites elegans (60133)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Qiansispirifer speciosus (4836 4864)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Morocco Quiringites sp. (226635)
Late/Upper Eifelian389.6 - 387.7Germany (Nordwest Westfalen) Quiringites elegans (235166 235167)
Late/Upper Eifelian389.6 - 387.7Germany (Sauerland) Quiringites elegans (235182 235183)
Late/Upper Eifelian389.6 - 387.7Germany Quiringites elegans (235177 235185 235187 235188 235189)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany Quiringites elegans (235178)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5France (Alsace) Howellella sp. (65763 65764 65765 65766)