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Biernatia

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Biernatidae

Taxonomy
Biernatia was named by Holmer (1989). Its type is Torynelasma minor rossicum.

It was assigned to Biernatinae by Holmer (1989); to Acrotretida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Biernatidae by Williams et al. (2000), Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Biernatia Holmer
2000Biernatia Williams et al. p. 131
2002Biernatia Sepkoski
2011Biernatia Hansen and Holmer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
familyBiernatidaeHolmer 1989
genusBiernatiaHolmer 1989

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. †Biernatia Holmer 1989
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†Biernatia acuta Troedsson 1918
†Biernatia curvata Holmer 1986
†Biernatia forte Popov 1975
†Biernatia holmi Holmer 1989
†Biernatia magnum Goryansky 1969
†Biernatia minor Cooper 1956
†Biernatia minor rossicum Goryansky 1969
†Biernatia plana Holmer 1986
†Biernatia rarum Biernat 1973
†Biernatia rhapsody Lavié et al. 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-10 12:45:20
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:45:20
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Hunneberg to the top of the Bolindian or 482.90000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hunneberg482.9 - 475.6Russian Federation (St. Petersburg) B. circularis (191293 191294 191295)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Russian Federation B. sp. (198706 198708)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) B. sp. (189913)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Norway (Spitsbergen) B. sp. (189848)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Iran B. rossica (116505 116507)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Estonia (Ida-Viru) B. minor (195560 195561) B. rossicum (195585 195586)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Alabama) Torynelasma minor (162364)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Argentina (San Juan) B. rhapsody (235666 235667 235669)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Norway (Spitsbergen) B. sp. (189859 189860 189871)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Iran B. rossica (116508)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Sweden (Dalarna) B. sp. (192028)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Sweden (Västergötland) B. sp. (192018)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Estonia (Ida-Viru) B. minor (195557)
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Sweden (Dalarna) B. sp. (192029 192030)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) B. sp. (192031)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Västergötland) B. sp. (192019 192020)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) B. holmi (192033 192379 192382) B. sp. (192032) B. sp., B. holmi (192381)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 459.7Sweden (Västergötland) B. sp. (192023)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarna) B. holmi (157358)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Västergötland) B. holmi (192024 192025)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarne) B. holmi (169285)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarna) B. holmi (192034)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Västergötland) B. holmi (192026)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarne) B. holmi (192035)
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Sweden (Västergötland) Torynelasma plana (191190 191201)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) B. sp. (64570 64573 64576) B. sp. A, B. sp. B, B. sp. C (64581)
Harju450.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Torynelasma plana (191194)
Harju450.5 - 443.1Sweden (Västergötland) Torynelasma curvata (191191 191192)
Bolindian449.0 - 443.1Australia (New South Wales) B. sp. A, B. sp. B (64575)