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Parastrophinella

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae

Taxonomy
Parastrophinella was named by Schuchert and Cooper (1931). Its type is Pentamerus reversus.

It was assigned to Parastrophinidae by Owen and Harper (1982) and Williams et al. (2002); and to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Parastrophinella Schuchert and Cooper
1982Parastrophinella Owen and Harper
2002Parastrophinella Sepkoski
2002Parastrophinella Williams et al. p. 958

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyCamerelloideaHall and Clarke 1894
familyParastrophinidaeUlrich and Cooper 1938
genusParastrophinellaSchuchert and Cooper 1931

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. †Parastrophinella Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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†Parastrophinella cirrita Jin and Zhan 2001
†Parastrophinella reversa Billings 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height63.793.035.433.341.07

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: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-04 12:11:24
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:11:24
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Llandeilo to the top of the Ludlow or 466.00000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (3366)
Costonian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) P. musculosa (45278 45279)
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) P. sp. (46886)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (JiangSu) P. sp. (7943)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Norway (Oslo) P. sp. (2762)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8France (Finistere) P. sp. (20869)
Marshbrookian - Actonian455.0 - 453.0Norway (Hadeland) P. sp. (166926)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) P. youngi (164412)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) P. cirrita (166398) P. sp. (34813)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Portugal P. sp. (20956)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) P. reversa (163498 163771)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) P. reversa (158504 158581 163699 163702) P. sp. (158576 158577 158864)
Richmondian - Llandovery449.6 - 433.4Canada (Québec) P. sp. (24334 24352 24375)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (XinJiang) P. sp. (20784)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Québec) P. sp. (24449 24585 28137 28139 28140)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) P. sp. (11703)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation (Taimyr) P. sp. (37638)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) P. sp. (73408)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Canada (Québec) P. reversa (184847)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Canada (Quebec) P. reversa (158772 163767) P. sp. (158580)
Hirnantian - Rhuddanian445.2 - 440.8Canada (Québec) P. reversa (24387)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Québec) P. reversa (24349 24372)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (4963 4980 5048 5088 5097)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia (Järva) P. sp. (193099 206910)
Alexandrian443.4 - 436.0Canada (Québec) P. reversa (24447)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Ukraine P. ops (23346)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Rapla) P. sp. (175027)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Nunavut) P. sp. (77342 163998 163999 164000 164001 184893)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Oklahoma) P. lepida (26024)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Arkansas) P. lepida (26022 26023)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) P. multiplicata (13075)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (482)