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Lirellaria

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae

Taxonomy
Lirellaria was named by Cooper and Grant (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-m P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 1,538]. Its type is Lirellaria costellata.

It was assigned to Pontisiinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Lirellaria Cooper and Grant p. 2031
2002Lirellaria Sepkoski
2002Lirellaria Williams et al. p. 1275

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyPontisiidaeCooper and Grant 1976
subfamilyPontisiinaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusLirellaria

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. †Lirellaria Cooper and Grant 1976
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Lirellaria costellata Cooper and Grant 1976
Lirellaria crassa Cooper and Grant 1976
Lirellaria diabloensis Cooper and Grant 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height54.824.206.504.600.926

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Capitanian or 279.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) L. diabloensis (81710)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) L. sp. 1 (43553)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan L. sp. (50676)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) L. costellata (81620)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) L. costellata (81593 81609 101809 105893) L. costellata, L. crassa (102618)