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Katastrophomena

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Taxonomy

Katastrophomena was named by Cocks (1968).

It was assigned to Strophomeninae by Bassett and Cocks (1974); to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); to Strophomenidae by Temple (1987), Villas and Cocks (1996), Jin and Chatterton (1997), Musteikis and Cocks (2004); and to Furcitellinae by Cocks (1968), Williams et al. (2000), Cocks (2005), Rubel (2011), Cocks (2019).

Species

K. (Costistrophomena), K. (Katastrophomena), K. admiratio, K. agrestis, K. antiquata, K. catalorni, K. dolhirensis, K. mackenzii, K. maxima, K. modesta, K. parvicardinis, K. penkillensis, K. radiireticulata, K. scabrosa, K. scotica, K. woodlandensis, K. zheganensis, Strophomena antiquata woodlandensis

Species lacking formal opinion data

K. depressa, K. truyolsi, K. woodlandensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1968	Katastrophomena Cocks
1974	Katastrophomena Bassett and Cocks
1987	Katastrophomena Temple p. 72
1996	Katastrophomena Villas and Cocks p. 577
1997	Katastrophomena Jin and Chatterton
2000	Katastrophomena Williams et al. p. 229
2002	Katastrophomena Sepkoski
2004	Katastrophomena Musteikis and Cocks
2005	Katastrophomena Cocks p. 253
2011	Katastrophomena Rubel
2019	Katastrophomena Cocks p. 41

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Strophomenida	Opik 1934
superfamily	Strophomenoidea	King 1846
family	Furcitellidae	(Williams 1965)
genus	Katastrophomena	Cocks 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. †Katastrophomena Cocks 1968

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Subg. †Katastrophomena (Costistrophomena) Sheehan 1987

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†Katastrophomena (Costistrophomena) costata Sheehan 1987

†Katastrophomena (Costistrophomena) magna Cocks 2005

Subg. †Katastrophomena (Katastrophomena) Cocks 1968

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†Katastrophomena (Katastrophomena) penkillensis Reed 1917

†Katastrophomena (Katastrophomena) scabrosa Davidson 1847

†Katastrophomena (Katastrophomena) woodlandensis Reed 1917

†Katastrophomena admiratio Harper 2006

†Katastrophomena agrestis Bancroft 1949

†Katastrophomena antiquata de Sowerby and Murchison 1839

†Katastrophomena catalorni Sheehan 1987

†Katastrophomena dolhirensis Hiller 1980

†Katastrophomena mackenzii Jin and Harper 2024

†Katastrophomena maxima Rong et al. 1974

†Katastrophomena modesta Rong and Yang 1981

†Katastrophomena parvicardinis Jin and Chatterton 1997

†Katastrophomena penkillensis Reed 1917

†Katastrophomena radiireticulata Billings 1862

†Katastrophomena scabrosa Davidson 1847

†Katastrophomena scotica Bancroft 1949

†Katastrophomena woodlandensis Reed 1917

†Katastrophomena zheganensis Rong et al. 2013

†Strophomena antiquata woodlandensis Reed 1917

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
L. R. M. Cocks 1968	Resupinate strophomenid with an ornament of irregular subequal costellae in early stocks, but may be parvicostellate in later stocks. With dental plates and weak trans-muscle septa.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calcitep

Entire body:

yesg

Adult length:

10 to < 100g

Adult width:

10 to < 100g

Folds:

noneg

Ribbing:

minorg

Spines:

noneg

Internal reinforcement:

noneg

Environment:

marineuc

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yesp

Life habit:

epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Comments:

BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g

Created:

2009-06-10 11:55:14

Modified:

2009-06-10 13:55:14

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 Cautleyan to the top of the Gorstian or 449.20000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (161 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Onnian - Cautleyan	453.0 - 448.8	Belgium	Costistrophomena costata (185311 185314 185317 185318)
Katian - Hirnantian	452.8 - 443.1	Sweden (Dalarne)	K. magna (73413)
Kralodvorian	450.1 - 445.2	Spain (Zaragoza)	K. sp. (21057)
Pirgu - Hirnantian	449.5 - 443.1	Sweden (Dalarne)	K. magna (73408 73409)
Cautleyan	449.2 - 448.8	United Kingdom (Scotland)	K. admiratio (203278)
Cautleyan	449.2 - 448.8	United Kingdom (Wales)	K. agrestis (185100 185101 185102 185109)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan	449.2 - 445.2	United Kingdom (Wales)	K. dolhirensis (8290 8291)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan	449.2 - 445.2	Belgium	Costistrophomena costata (185303)
Rawtheyan	448.8 - 445.2	United Kingdom (Wales)	K. agrestis (185107 185108 185110 185116 185117)
Rawtheyan	448.8 - 445.2	United Kingdom (England)	K. sp. (3667)
Rawtheyan	448.8 - 445.2	Belgium	Costistrophomena costata (185305) Costistrophomena costata, K. catalorni (185315 185316) K. catalorni (185310)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian	448.8 - 443.1	Norway (Oslo-Asker Dist.)	K. sp. (365)
Hirnantian	445.2 - 443.1	Norway (Oslo-Asker Dist.)	K. sp. (438 441)
Hirnantian	445.2 - 443.1	Canada (Northwest Territories)	K. mackenzii (26070) K. woodlandensis (26071)
Hirnantian	445.2 - 443.1	United Kingdom (Wales)	K. sp. (8384 8387 8405)
Hirnantian	445.2 - 443.1	Canada (Yukon)	K. mackenzii (234053)
Juuru	443.1 - 440.8	Estonia (Pärnu)	K. woodlandensis (193529 193531)
Juuru	443.1 - 440.8	Estonia (Saare)	K. woodlandensis (193527 193532 193533)
Juuru	443.1 - 440.8	Estonia (Viljandi)	K. woodlandensis (193530)
Juuru	443.1 - 440.8	Estonia (Hiiu)	K. woodlandensis (193526)
Juuru	443.1 - 440.8	Estonia (Rapla)	K. woodlandensis (193525)
Juuru	443.1 - 440.8	Estonia (Tartu)	K. woodlandensis (193528)
Juuru	443.1 - 440.8	Estonia (Järva)	K. woodlandensis (193534)
Rhuddanian	443.1 - 440.5	Norway	K. scotica (14322) K. sp. (13850)
Rhuddanian	443.1 - 440.5	China (ZheJiang)	K. sp. (151942 151945 151946) K. zheganensis (168825)
Rhuddanian	443.1 - 440.5	China (Henan)	K. modesta (200174 200175 200176 200179)
Rhuddanian	443.1 - 440.5	China (Jiangxi)	K. sp. (151943 151944)
Rhuddanian	443.1 - 440.5	China (Guizhou)	K. maxima (151956 151957 151960)
Rhuddanian	443.1 - 440.5	United Kingdom (Wales)	K. woodlandensis (3469 3471 3472 5046 5047 5049 5050 5054 5056 5057 5058 5060 5065 5071 5075 5077 5078 5080 5081 5083 5087 5096 5104 5105 5109 5110 8408)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian	443.1 - 438.6	Norway	K. penkillensis (14301) K. woodlandens (2882 2887 2889) K. woodlandensis (14318)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian	443.1 - 438.6	United Kingdom (Wales)	K. woodlandensis (5002 5003 5005 5006 5025 5027 5030)
Llandovery	443.1 - 432.9	Canada (Northwest Territories)	K. sp. (26029)
Llandovery	443.1 - 432.9	China (Hubei)	K. sp. (25793)
Llandovery - Wenlock	443.1 - 426.7	Ukraine	K. antiquata (23363)
Raikkula	440.8 - 438.8	Estonia (Pärnu)	K. woodlandensis (193573)
Raikkula	440.8 - 438.8	Estonia (Järva)	K. woodlandensis (193769)
Raikkula	440.8 - 438.8	Estonia (Hiiu)	K. woodlandensis (193572)
Raikkula	440.8 - 438.8	Estonia	K. woodlandensis (172928 193523)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	Iran (North Khorasan)	K. sp. (165945)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	Norway	K. pen (505) K. penkillensis (13845 13846 13847 14279 14303)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	Canada (Northwest Territories)	K. parvicardinis (26027)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	Norway (Oslo)	K. pen (504 506)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	China (Hubei)	K. maxima (27813)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	United Kingdom	K. penkillensis (72280)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	Norway (Asker)	K. penkillensis (174360) K. sp. (160129)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	United Kingdom (Scotland)	K. woodlandensis (153465)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	Canada (Quebec)	K. radiireticulata (158602 158605 158613 158620)
Telychian	438.6 - 432.9	China (Sichuan)	K. sp. (27842)
Telychian	438.6 - 432.9	Canada (Quebec)	K. radiireticulata (158726 158737 158738 158740 158746)
Telychian	438.6 - 432.9	China	K. sp. (27773)
Telychian	438.6 - 432.9	Spain (Asturias)	K. truyolsi (717)
Telychian	438.6 - 432.9	Canada (Nunavut)	K. sp. (184877)
Telychian	438.6 - 432.9	United Kingdom (Scotland)	Strophonella penkillensis (170697)
Telychian	438.6 - 432.9	United Kingdom (England)	K. antiquata (49635)
Telychian	438.6 - 432.9	China (Hubei)	K. depressa (27841)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian	438.6 - 430.6	Sweden (Gotland)	K. penkillensis (192205) K. scabrosa (13523)
Jaani	433.5 - 431.2	Estonia (Saare)	K. penkillensis (193574 193575 193576)
Sheinwoodian	432.9 - 430.6	Sweden (Gotland)	K. penkillensis (13525 162435 170479 192172 192206) K. scabrosa, K. penkillensis (13524 13527)
Sheinwoodian - Homerian	432.9 - 426.7	Sweden (Gotland)	K. antiquata (192202 192203) K. penkillensis (192204)
Wenlock	432.9 - 426.7	Canada (Northwest Territories)	K. sp. (26062)
Homerian	430.6 - 426.7	Sweden (Gotland)	K. antiquata (192170)
Homerian - Gorstian	430.6 - 425.0	Sweden (Gotland)	K. antiquata (192164) K. scabrosa (13530)
Gorstian	426.7 - 425.0	United Kingdom (England)	K. sp. (23178)
Gorstian	426.7 - 425.0	Sweden (Gotland)	K. penkillensis (192194)
Gorstian - Ludfordian	426.7 - 422.7	Sweden	K. antiquata (192207)
Gorstian - Ludfordian	426.7 - 422.7	Sweden (Gotland)	K. antiquata (192224)