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Shaleria (Shaleriella)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Shaleriidae

Taxonomy
Shaleriella was named by Harper and Boucot (1978). It is not extant. Its type is Shaleriella delicata.

It was reranked as Shaleria (Shaleriella) by Musteikis and Cocks (2004), Rubel (2011).

It was assigned to Shaleriidae by Williams et al. (2000); to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Shaleria by Musteikis and Cocks (2004), Rubel (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Shaleriella Harper and Boucot
2000Shaleriella Williams et al. p. 302
2002Shaleriella Sepkoski
2004Shaleria (Shaleriella) Musteikis and Cocks
2011Shaleria (Shaleriella) Rubel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyShaleriidaeWilliams 1965
genusShaleriaCaster 1939
subgenusShaleriella(Harper and Boucot 1978)

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.

Subg. †Shaleria (Shaleriella) Harper and Boucot 1978
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Invalid names: Shaleriella delicata Harper and Boucot 1978 [synonym]
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: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:37:50
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:37:50
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Lochkovian or 426.70000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Lithuania Shaleria delicata (192653)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Ukraine Shaleria delicata (23475) Shaleriella delicata (23357)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Ukraine Shaleriella delicata (23427)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Lithuania Shaleria ezerensis (192576 192663 192664)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Shaleria ezerensis (111192 111193 192225 192226)
Kuressaare423.0 - 422.7Estonia (Viljandi) Shaleria ezerensis (193613)
Kaugetuma422.7 - 421.6Estonia Shaleria ezerensis (193120)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Latvia Shaleria ezerensis (192639)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Belarus Shaleriella tenuis (23649 23650 23655)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Lithuania Shaleria ezerensis (13762 192662 192997 192998 192999)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Ukraine Shaleriella delicata (23429) Shaleriella tenuis (14148)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia (Saare) Shaleria ezerensis (175161)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czech Republic Shaleriella auricula (14119)