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Visbyella

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Taxonomy
Visbyella was named by Walmsley et al. (1968). Its type is Orthis visbyensis.

It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Resserellinae by Bassett and Cocks (1974), Williams et al. (2000) and Rubel (2011).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Visbyella Walmsley et al.
1974Visbyella Bassett and Cocks
2000Visbyella Williams et al. p. 797
2002Visbyella Sepkoski
2011Visbyella Rubel

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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
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyResserellinaeWalmsley and Boucot 1971
genusVisbyellaWalmsley et al. 1968

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. †Visbyella Walmsley et al. 1968
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Visbyella concavoconvexa Twenhofel 1928
Visbyella pygmae Whittard and Parker 1950
Visbyella visbyensis Lindstrom 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-03 13:01:33
Modified: 2009-06-03 15:01:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Gorstian or 443.40000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections (87 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) V. sp. (486)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Wales) V. sp. (3450 3466 3470)
Juuru - Raikkula443.4 - 438.8Estonia (Pärnu) V. pygmae (193748)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5United Kingdom (Wales) V. sp. (4927 4928 4929 4948 4949 4953 4955 4961 4968 4970 5024 5031 5033 5042 5043 5045)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Lithuania V. visbyensis (195430 207293 207330)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Nova Scotia) V. nana (3039 3040 3041 3043 3044 3053 3057 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3067 3069 3136 3137 3147 3160 3163 3185)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Ukraine V. visbyensis (23346 23363)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Czech Republic Resserella concavoconvexa (14087)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) V. sp. (5784)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia V. pygmae (193524)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Rapla) V. pygmae (193580 193811)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Saare) V. pygmae (193131 193680 193768)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Pärnu) V. pygmae (193771 193875)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) V. pygmaea (49635)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) V. visbyensis (23297 23301 23302)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Lithuania V. visbyensis (192990)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (New Brunswick) Resserella concavoconvexa (68834)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Belarus V. visbyensis (23675)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) V. visbyensis (13523)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Pärnu) V. pygmae (193876)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Saare) Resserella concavoconvexa (195595 206838 206846) V. pygmae (193877) V. visbyensis (193574)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Lithuania V. visbyensis (192581)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Hiiumaa) Resserella concavoconvexa (195428) V. visbyensis (160536 195429)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) V. visbyensis (26003 26009 26014)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden V. sp. (476)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Lithuania V. visbyensis (192991)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) V. visbyensis (13524)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Lithuania V. visbyensis (26289 207295 207331)
Jaagarahu428.2 - 422.9Estonia V. visbyensis (13734)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom (England) V. trewerna (23178)