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Paterina

Paterinata - Paterinida - Paterinidae

Taxonomy
Paterina was named by Beecher (1891) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tomm-u Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 19]. It is the type genus of Paterinidae.

It was reranked as Micromitra (Paterina) by Walcott (1908), Reed (1917).

It was assigned to Micromitra by Walcott (1908), Reed (1917); to Paterinidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Paterinida by Bengtson (1992), Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Iphidea Billings
1891Paterina Beecher
1908Micromitra (Paterina) Walcott p. 56
1917Micromitra (Paterina) Reed
1992Paterina Bengtson p. 1030
2000Paterina Williams et al. p. 150
2002Paterina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classPaterinataWilliams et al 1996
orderPaterinidaRowell 1965
superfamilyPaterinoideaSchuchert 1893
familyPaterinidaeSchuchert 1893
genusPaterinaBeecher 1891

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. †Paterina Beecher 1891
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†Paterina alaica Imanaliev and Pelman 1988
†Paterina prospectensis Walcott 1884
†Paterina roddyi Resser and Howell 1938
Invalid names: Iphidea Billings 1872 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:43:19
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:43:19
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Marshbrookian or 525.50000 to 454.00000 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caerfai538.8 - 506.5USA (Nevada) P. sp. (190)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5USA (Washington) Micromitra sp. (191233)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Canada (Nova Scotia) P. sp. (6896)
Tommotian - Atdabanian525.5 - 516.0Canada (Nova Scotia) P. sp. (6897)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0United Kingdom (England) Micromitra labradorica (79940)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Guizhou) P. sp. (127336)
Branchian516.2 - 506.5United Kingdom (England) Micromitra labradorica (79928) Micromitra phillipsi, Micromitra labradorica (79937)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Nunavut) P. sp. (183)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) P. bella (11113 11114) P. sp., P. roddyi (192 226194)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Mexico P. sp. (10684)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Labrador) P. sp. (195932 196264 196265 196266 196267 196268 196269 196270 196271 196272 196273 196274 196275 196276 196277 196278 196279 196280 196281)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (California) Micromitra prospectensis (219696) P. prospectensis (219695 221845)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Vermont) P. sp. (191) P. swantonensis (194)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Virginia) P. sp. (195)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Micromitra labradorica (203345) Micromitra prospectensis (203344)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Newfoundland) P. sp. (196299 196300 196302 196303 196304 196310 196311 196313 196316 196317)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Micromitra sp. (9621)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Virginia) P. swantonensis (219911)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Micromitra labradorica (225278) Micromitra wapta (68908) P. sp. (197 225262) P. zenobia (84421 84422 84425 84426 84429 84430 84431 84432 121959)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (215) P. zenobia (122094)
Topazan505.3 - 504.5USA (Idaho) P. hirta (50208)
Floran - Undillan504.5 - 500.5Antarctica P. lucina (69505)
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Kyrgyzstan P. alaica (122858)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Arizona) P. crenistria (211)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0USA (Texas) P. sp. (208649 208669 208686 208710 208730 208756 208760)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Canada (Alberta-British Columbia) P. sp. (213)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (199)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Idaho) P. sp. (198)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Arizona) P. sp. (205 210)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Anhui) P. sp. (7836)