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Hercynella

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Antipleuridae

Taxonomy
Hercynella was named by Kayser (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid D Fras].

It was assigned to Praecardioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Antipleuridae by Kříž (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Hercynella Kayser
2002Hercynella Sepkoski
2007Hercynella Kříž p. 1361

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
—Antipleuroidei()
superfamilyAntipleuroidea
familyAntipleuridaeNeumayr 1891
genusHercynella

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. †Hercynella Kayser 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Eifelian or 432.90000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (New York) H. buffaloensis (10455)
Silurian - Devonian443.1 - 358.86USA (Alaska) H. sp. (108328)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Morocco H. bohemica (27410)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (California) H. bohemica (229634)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) H. buffaloensis (491) H. sp. (542)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia H. bohemica, H. nobilis, H. radians (231818) H. bohemica, H. radians (14189) H. sp. (14121)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Morocco H. bohemica (13936)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Prague) H. sp. (234902)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Russian Federation (Nenets) H. sp. (81605)
Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia Hercynella indet. (10470)
Lochkovian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31Czechia Hercynella indet. (10314)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation H. sp. (24018)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Morocco H. paraturgescens (208259) H. sp. (27060)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia Hercynella indet. (12104)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Morocco H. bohemica (27453)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Italy H. bohemica, H. nobilis, H. carnica (26246) H. bohemica, H. nobilis, H. plana, H. carnica, H. turgescens (26256) H. bohemica, H. nobilis, H. turgescens (26249) H. sp. (14256)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Russian Federation H. gigantea, H. polaris, H. comiensis, H. plana, H. parvula, H. sp. (24775)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Morocco H. sp. (207884)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Alaska) H. nobilis, H. bohemica (111900) H. sp. (111901 111903 111960)