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Trimerella

Lingulata - Trimerellida - Trimerellidae

Taxonomy
Trimerella was named by Billings (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-l S Ludl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Trimerellidae.

It was assigned to Trimerellidae by Jaanuson (1966), Williams et al. (2000); and to Trimerellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
T. acuminata, T. ekwanensis, T. lindstromi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Trimerella Billings
1966Trimerella Jaanuson
1980Machaerocolella Li and Han
1984Prosoponella Li
2000Trimerella Williams et al. p. 185
2002Machaerocolella Sepkoski
2002Prosoponella Sepkoski
2002Trimerella 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
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderTrimerellida
superfamilyTrimerelloideaDavidson and King 1872
familyTrimerellidaeDavidson and King 1872
genusTrimerellaBillings 1862

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. †Trimerella Billings 1862
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Invalid names: Machaerocolella Li and Han 1980 [synonym], Prosoponella Li 1984 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-06 10:38:27
Modified: 2009-06-06 12:38:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy 2009, Jaanuson 1966, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Ludfordian or 438.60000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Guizhou) T. sp. (25863)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Australia (New South Wales) T. sp. (24908)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Michigan) T. sp. (532)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7Russian Federation T. sp. (23755)
Niagaran439.4 - 422.7USA (Indiana) T. sp. (22818)
Niagaran439.4 - 422.7USA (Ohio) T. sp. (475)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Nunavut) T. ekwanensis (163998 163999 164001 164003 184875 184877 184881 184882 184886 184889 184890) T. sp., T. ekwanensis (77338 77341)
Telychian - Wenlock438.6 - 426.7Canada (Manitoba) T. acuminata (26696)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) T. sp. (26003 26009)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) T. lindstromi, T. sp. (13597) T. sp. (13592 13598)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation T. sp. (24780)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Australia (Australian Capital Territory) T. sp. (25679)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) T. sp. (24919)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Iowa) T. sp. (25017)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Iowa) T. sp. (25018)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Ontario) T. sp. (14196)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Russian Federation T. sp. (23760 24691)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) T. sp. (13616)