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Ralfinella

Stenolaemata - Fenestrata - Ralfinidae

Taxonomy
Ralfinella was named by Lavrentjeva (1985) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Fenestrata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ralfinidae by Ernst and Munnecke (2009).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Ralfinella Lavrentjeva
2002Ralfinella Sepkoski
2009Ralfinella Ernst and Munnecke p. 220

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderFenestrata(Elias and Condra 1957)
suborderPhylloporininaLavrentjeva 1979
familyRalfinidaeLavrentjeva 1985
genusRalfinellaLavrentjeva 1985

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. †Ralfinella Lavrentjeva 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:10:36
Modified: 2007-09-18 09:10:36
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Kralodvorian to the top of the Hirnantian or 450.10000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5France R. elegantula (143880)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.2 - 443.1Italy R. elegantula (143881)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2France R. elegantula (143879)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) R. sp. (113324)