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Molongia

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Retziellidae

Taxonomy
Molongia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Retziellidae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
M. broplicata, M. elegans, M. jilinensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Molongia Sepkoski
2002Molongia Williams et al. p. 1583

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyRetzielloideaRzhonsnitskaya 1974
familyRetziellidaeRzhonsnitskaya 1974
genusMolongia

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. †Molongia
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Pragian or 426.70000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Australia (New South Wales) M. sp. (25723)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7China (Sichuan) M. broplicata (27805)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Australia (New South Wales) M. elegans (25638)
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62China (Sichuan) M. sp. (27812)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Australia (Australian Capital Territory) M. elegans (25708)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7China (Jilin) M. jilinensis (27913) M. sp. (25849)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Victoria) M. sp. (495)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Australia (New South Wales) M. elegans (216420 216421)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (Victoria) M. elegans (7196) M. sp. (8410 8412 8419 8477 8478 8494)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Australia (Victoria) M. sp. (8026 8348 8349 8350 8356 8372 8378 8379 8381)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) M. sp. (8496 8503 8504 8505 8508)