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Uncinulus

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Uncinulidae

Taxonomy

Uncinulus was named by Bayle (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi-u D Eife-u Sepkoski's reference number: 25]. Its type is Rhynchonella subwilsoni. It is the type genus of Uncinulidae.

It was reranked as Rhynchonella (Uncinulus) by Schellwien (1900).

It was assigned to Rhynchonella by Schellwien (1900); to Uncinulidae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

U. calathiscus, U. rhynchonelloides, U. subwilsoni, U. wichmanni

Synonyms

Tridensilis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Uncinulus by Williams et al. (2002).

It was assigned to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1878	Uncinulus Bayle
1900	Rhynchonella (Uncinulus) Schellwien p. 93
2002	Tridensilis Sepkoski
2002	Uncinulus Sepkoski
2002	Uncinulus Williams et al. p. 1092

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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	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Rhynchonellida	Kuhn 1949
superfamily	Uncinuloidea	Rzonsnitskaya 1956
family	Uncinulidae	Rzonsnitzkaja 1956
genus	Uncinulus	Bayle 1878

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. †Uncinulus Bayle 1878

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†Uncinulus calathiscus Talent 1963

†Uncinulus rhynchonelloides Mansuy 1913

†Uncinulus subwilsoni d'Orbigny 1850

†Uncinulus wichmanni Rothpletz 1892

Invalid names: Tridensilis [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean
shell height	1	7.50

Composition:

low Mg calcitep

Entire body:

yesg

Adult length:

10 to < 100g

Adult width:

10 to < 100g

Adult height:

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 (2002).g

Created:

2009-06-04 14:21:19

Modified:

2009-06-04 16:21:19

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 Telychian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 438.60000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (125 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Ludlow	443.1 - 422.7	USA (Maryland)	U. obtusiplicatus (41105) U. stricklandi (41101)
Llandovery - Ludlow	443.1 - 422.7	USA (West Virginia)	U. obtusiplicatus (41085)
Telychian	438.6 - 432.9	USA (Virginia)	U. sp. (527)
Wenlock	432.9 - 426.7	USA (New York)	U. sp. (469 470 472 474 536 541 12935)
Ludlow - Pridoli	426.7 - 419.62	USA (West Virginia)	U. marylandicus (41634)
Ludlow - Pridoli	426.7 - 419.62	USA (Maryland)	U. marylandicus (41145)
Pridoli	422.7 - 419.62	USA (West Virginia)	U. convexorus (26825) U. sp. (26695)
Gedinnine	419.62 - 413.02	USA (Tennessee)	U. swaynensis, U. vellicatus (75628)
Lochkovian	419.62 - 413.02	USA (New York)	U. abruptus, U. mutabilis, U. nucleolatus, U. pyramidatus (83110) U. mutabilis (76757 76846 76848 76849 83111) U. mutabilis, U. nucleolatus, U. pyramidatus (83115) U. mutabilis, U. sp. (76847) U. nucleolatus (83113) U. sp. (26694 26851 83108 83109 83114)
Lochkovian	419.62 - 413.02	Canada (Nunavut)	U. sp. (26409 26411 26412 26413 26414 26415 26417 26418)
Lochkovian	419.62 - 413.02	Russian Federation (Bashkir)	U. gurjevskensis (13942)
Lochkovian	419.62 - 413.02	Australia (New South Wales)	U. sp. (25705 25707)
Lochkovian	419.62 - 413.02	Spain	U. sp. (13924)
Helderbergian - Emsian	419.62 - 393.47	Austria	U. sp. (26201 26203)
Lochkovian - Emsian	419.62 - 393.47	Austria (Carnic Alps)	U. bureaui, U. sp. (77909)
Devonian	419.62 - 358.86	Australia (Victoria)	U. sp. (10150 10153)
Pragian	413.02 - 410.62	United Kingdom (England)	U. sp. (3701)
Pragian	413.02 - 410.62	USA (Alaska)	U. polaris (100292)
Pragian	413.02 - 410.62	Australia (Victoria)	U. calathiscus (75683)
Pragian	413.02 - 410.62	France (Bretagne)	U. subwilsoni (81603)
Pragian	413.02 - 410.62	Russian Federation (Bashkortostan)	U. gurjevskensis (81654)
Pragian	413.02 - 410.62	Vietnam	U. dubrovensis, U. orientalis, U. parallelepipedus, U. yenlacensis (83248)
Pragian	413.02 - 410.62	Czechia (Prague)	U. maledictus (12071)
Pragian	413.02 - 410.62	Canada (Quebec)	U. sp. (597)
Pragian	413.02 - 410.62	France (Finistere)	U. subwilsoni (6195 6197)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian	413.02 - 399.5	Italy	U. bureaui (26245 26255)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian	413.02 - 399.5	Russian Federation (Bashkortostan)	U. sp. (81656)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian	413.02 - 399.5	Australia (Victoria)	U. sp. (7211 10127 10131 10136 10140 10146)
Pragian - Emsian	413.02 - 393.47	Australia (Victoria)	U. sp. (25715)
Pragian - Emsian	413.02 - 393.47	China (Nei Mongol)	Tridensilis sp. (25791)
Early/Lower Emsian	410.62 - 399.5	Russian Federation	U. parallelepipedus (35713)
Early/Lower Emsian	410.62 - 399.5	China (Heilongjiang)	U. piloides (25844)
Early/Lower Emsian	410.62 - 399.5	Spain (Aragon)	U. sp. (40403)
Early/Lower Emsian	410.62 - 399.5	China (Guangxi)	U. fasciger (25725 25728 25729) U. mesodeflectus, U. fasciger (3981 25805) U. sp. (25726 25730 25731 25801 25802 25803 25806 25807 25809 25810 25866)
Emsian	410.62 - 393.47	Uzbekistan	U. parallelipipidus (169214)
Emsian	410.62 - 393.47	Germany (Niedersachsen)	U. maledictus (38350)
Emsian	410.62 - 393.47	Germany (Hessen)	U. maledictus (38349)
Zlichovian	410.62 - 393.47	Czechia (Barrandia)	U. maledictus (12112 12143)
Late/Upper Emsian	399.5 - 393.47	Russian Federation	U. coronatus (35720) U. parallelepipedus (35715 35719) U. parallelepipedus, U. coronatus (35718)
Late/Upper Emsian	399.5 - 393.47	Tajikistan	U. parallelepipedus (45793)
Late/Upper Emsian	399.5 - 393.47	Spain	U. pila (62185)
Late/Upper Emsian	399.5 - 393.47	China (Guangxi)	U. sp. (25790)
Late/Upper Emsian	399.5 - 393.47	Spain (Aragon)	U. sp. (40419)
Eifelian	393.47 - 387.95	Russian Federation (Nenets)	U. parallelepipedus (81606)
Eifelian	393.47 - 387.95	Germany	U. sp. (60133 60137)
Eifelian	393.47 - 387.95	Myanmar	U. sp. (64813) U. subsignata (25737)
Eifelian	393.47 - 387.95	China (Nei Mongol)	U. parallelopipedus (25834)
Eifelian	393.47 - 387.95	China (Guangxi)	U. longdongshuiensis (4026 4832) U. longdongshuiensis, U. sp. (4864) U. parallelepipedus (4021 4024) U. parallelepipedus, U. goldfussi, U. pentagonus, U. longdongshuiensis (4023) U. signatus (4029)
Givetian	387.95 - 382.31	China (Sichuan)	U. heterocostellis, U. baishiensis, U. implexus, U. primilaris (74633)
Givetian	387.95 - 382.31	Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast)	U. angularis, U. subcordiformis (84386) U. dubroviensis (84384) U. subcordiformis (84385)
Late/Upper Givetian	383.4 - 382.31	Russian Federation (Orenburgskaya Oblast)	U. implexus (83914)
Early/Lower Frasnian	382.31 - 379.0	Russian Federation (Orenburgskaya Oblast)	U. parvus (83917 83918) U. sp. (83919)
Bashkirian	323.4 - 315.2	India	U. sp. (230685)
Cisuralian	298.9 - 274.4	Vietnam	U. rhynchonelloides (233576)
Wuchiapingian	259.51 - 254.14	Indonesia	Rhynchonella wichmanni (132787)
Wuchiapingian	259.51 - 254.14	Azerbaijan	Rhynchonella pleurodon (232366)