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Rhipidomella

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Orthis (Rhipidomella) Reed p. 8
2000Rhipidomella Williams et al. p. 818
2002Rhipidomella Sepkoski
2004Rhipidomella Kotlyar et al. p. 516

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhipidomellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyRhipidomellinaeSchuchert 1913
genusRhipidomella

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.

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Rhipidomella carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
Rhipidomella caucasica Kotlyar et al. 2004
Rhipidomella cora d'Orbigny 1842
Rhipidomella corallina Waagen 1884
Rhipidomella cordialis Grant 1976
Rhipidomella diminutiva Rowley 1900
Rhipidomella dzhuvankarensis Besnossova 1968
Rhipidomella fortimuscula Cvancara 1958
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Invalid names: Rhipidomella lengwuensis Liang 1990 [synonym], Rhipidomella pusilla Liang 1990 [synonym]
Rhipidomella hispidula Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhipidomella imitatrix Diener 1911
Rhipidomella jerseyensis Weller 1914
Rhipidomella lyelliana De Koninck 1851
Rhipidomella magna Tazawa 2016
Rhipidomella miaolingensis Lee and Gu 1980
Rhipidomella michelini L'Eveille 1835
Rhipidomella miscella Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhipidomella obesiconcha Lazarev 1977
Rhipidomella orthogonia Lazarev 1977
Rhipidomella parva Lee et al. 2010
Rhipidomella parvula He et al. 2019
Rhipidomella pecosi Marcou 1858
Rhipidomella penniana Derby 1874
Rhipidomella perminuta Girty 1926
Rhipidomella pressula Lazarev 1977
Rhipidomella subcircularis Shen and He 1994
Rhipidomella thiemei White 1880
Rhipidomella uralica Tschernyschew 1902
Rhipidomella vanuxemi Hall 1857
Rhipidomella vediensis Sokolskaja 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1615.120.80023.55.502.95
valve height116.573.4015.57.903.81

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: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-04 08:36:03
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:36:03
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Niagaran to the top of the Changhsingian or 439.40000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (1027 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (New York) R. sp. (445 450 451 452 458 459 463)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Illinois) R. sp. (13853)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) R. sp. (446)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (West Virginia) R. hybrida (40726)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (New York) R. sp. (531)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) R. sp. (528)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) R. sp. (230235)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (New York) R. circulus (81812 81841 81844 81863 81868 81903)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9USA (Georgia) R. sp. (164677)
Niagaran439.4 - 422.7USA (Indiana) R. hybrida (22818)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) R. lengwuensis, R. pusilla (95519) R. sp. (101619)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Armenia R. vediensis (110809 110813 110814 116779)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) Acosarina dorashamensis (97113)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran R. sp. (155074 175875 175881)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Orthis corallina (90250 126270 126293)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) R. hessensis (117480 117481) R. subcircularis (117489)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Russian Federation R. caucasica (60738 60739 60740)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Vietnam R. hessensis (42910)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Greece R. sp. (108325)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Schuchertella sp. (52902 95336 95337)