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Scacchinella

Strophomenata - Productida - Scacchinellidae

Taxonomy
Scacchinella was named by Gemmellaro (1891) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step-u P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is the type genus of Scacchinellinae.

It was assigned to Scacchinellidae by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960); to Scacchinellinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Scacchinella Gemmellaro
1960Scacchinella Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 129
2000Scacchinella Williams et al. p. 607
2002Scacchinella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyAulostegoideaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
familyScacchinellidae
subfamilyScacchinellinaeLicharew 1928
genusScacchinellaGemmellaro 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. †Scacchinella Gemmellaro 1891
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†Scacchinella americana Stehli 1954
†Scacchinella depressa Gemmellaro 1891
†Scacchinella exasperata Cooper and Grant 1975
†Scacchinella gigantea Schellwien 1900
†Scacchinella licharewi Grunt 1973
†Scacchinella primitiva Cooper and Grant 1975
†Scacchinella titan Cooper and Grant 1975
†Scacchinella triangulata Cooper and Grant 1975
†Scacchinella variabilis Gemmellaro 1891
†Scacchinella yakowlewi Licharew 1928
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height7026.23.70166.025.038.6

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Changhsingian or 303.70000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (128 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) S. gigantea (150113) S. primitiva (43457) S. triangulata (43477 43484 43488 43489 43506 43507 43508 43522 43524)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Slovenia S. sp., S. gigantea (129658)
Asselian - Artinskian298.9 - 283.3USA (Texas) S. exasperata (105891)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Japan S. sp. (138383)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Austria S. gigantea (129691 129692 129693 129694)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Slovenia S. sp., S. gigantea (60187)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) S. exasperata (43542 43546 43575)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 274.4Slovenia S. gigantea (60220)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) S. exasperata (43540 81953) S. gigantea (149862 150188) S. titan (43535 43541 43559 43576 43578 43579 43580 43581 43588 43604 43605 43607 75885 75886 75930 75933 75934 75936 102613 102620 105585 105590 105682 105685 105721 105722 105739 105763 106124)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Texas) S. titan (75929 81696 105684 105730 105740 105928)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) S. americana (75863 75864 75865 75881 81724 81726 81860 81942 81950 81952 102627) S. gigantea (149773 149778 149781 149835 149863 150115 150603 150604) S. sp. (101785 106052) S. titan (43496 43534 43558 43560 43586 43615 75861 75862 75921 75924 81954 102608 105595 105690 105724 105725 105727 105729 105819 105990 105991 106162 106167 106170 106173 106294)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Japan S. gigantea (117556) S. sp. (62294)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia S. variabilis (107070)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan (Miyagi) S. gigantea (186853)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy S. variabilis (108673) S. variabilis, S. depressa (108672 108675)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Azerbaijan S. sp. n. (132463)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India S. sp. (230328)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan S. sp. (236242)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Russian Federation S. yakowlewi (112565 112566 112569 127858 127860 127877 127879)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Tajikistan S. licharewi (109477) S. sp. (96811)