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Whitfieldella

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae

Taxonomy
Whitfieldella was named by Hall and Clarke (1893). Its type is Atrypa nitida. It is the type genus of Whitfieldellinae.

It was assigned to Hyattidininae by Sheehan (1977); to Hindellinae by Bassett and Cocks (1974), Jin and Chatterton (1997); to Whitfieldellinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
W. billingsana, W. nitida, W. pygmaea, W. sulcatina
Species lacking formal opinion data
W. marylandica, W. oblata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Whitfieldella Hall and Clarke
1974Whitfieldella Bassett and Cocks
1977Whitfieldella Sheehan
1997Whitfieldella Jin and Chatterton
2002Whitfieldella Sepkoski
2002Whitfieldella Williams et al. p. 1566

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyMeristelloideaWaagen 1883
familyMeristellidaeWaagen 1883
subfamilyWhitfieldellinae
genusWhitfieldellaHall and Clarke 1893

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. †Whitfieldella Hall and Clarke 1893
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†Whitfieldella billingsana Meek and Worthen 1868
†Whitfieldella nitida Hall 1843
†Whitfieldella pygmaea Jin et al. 1993
†Whitfieldella sulcatina Jin et al. 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Attached, epifaunal suspension feeder, attached to brachiopod shells (McKerrow, 1979). BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2002).g
Created: 2009-04-13 10:47:27
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:36:35
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Gamachian to the top of the Pridoli or 445.50000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (201 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Alaska) W. sp. (223863)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1USA (Illinois) W. billingsana (173289)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1USA (Missouri) W. billingsana (162507)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5China (ZheJiang) W. angustifrons (188392)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5USA (Iowa) W. sp. (24966)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5China (Jiangxi) W. angustifrons (151943)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5China (Guizhou) W. sp. (151960)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Wales) W. sp. (521)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) W. sp. (444 446 461)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Iowa) W. sp. (456)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Illinois) W. sp. (13853)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (New York) W. oblata (77051 77052 77081) W. sp. (445 458 462 463)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Northwest Territories) W. sulcatina (26031)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) W. sulcatina (26041) W. sulcatina, W. nitida (26034)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (New York) W. cylindrica, W. intermedia, W. nitida (13045)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (West Virginia) W. marylandica (41133 41135)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (Maryland) W. marylandica (41092 41095 41098 41099 41100 41101 41105 41127)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (New York) W. sp. (10456)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) W. sp. (111787)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Indiana) W. intermedia, W. nitida (75266)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Quebec) W. sp. (184860)
Niagaran439.4 - 422.7USA (New York) W. nitida (22817)
Niagaran439.4 - 422.7USA (Ohio) W. sp. (475)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) W. nitida (184866)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) W. sp. (24963 24969 25015 25016 25038 26763)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (New York) W. intermedia (77053 83096)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Nunavut) W. pygmaea (184886) W. sp. (163999) W. sulcatina (77342 163998 164000 184876 184877 184881 184887 184890)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) W. pygmaea (77326 77329 77336) W. pygmaea, W. sulcatina (77327 77335 77345) W. sp. (77260) W. sulcatina (77262 77263 77264)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (England) W. nitida (49635)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6Canada (Québec) W. sp. (25162)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Indiana) W. nitida (26803)
Jaani433.5 - 431.2Estonia (Hiiumaa) W. sp. (195429) W. sp., W. nitida (195428) W. upsilon (160536)
Jaani433.5 - 431.2Estonia (Saare) W. sp. (195596) W. upsilon (175059 175060 175141)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) W. sp. (4663 13525)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Czechia W. ypsilon (14096)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (New York) W. cylindrica (81814) W. cylindrica, W. intermedia (81785 81806 81816 81875 81876 82511 82536) W. cylindrica, W. intermedia, W. naviformis, W. nitida (81907 82537) W. cylindrica, W. intermedia, W. nitida (82502) W. cylindrica, W. nitida (82503 82510) W. intermedia, W. nitida (81807) W. naviformis, W. nitida (82535) W. nitida (82545 82559 82583) W. sp. (26863 26864 26866)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6United Kingdom (England) W. sp. (23061)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Wisconsin) W. sp. (13069)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden W. sp. (77533)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) W. nitida (25876 25877 26778 26789 26792 26794 26856 26858) W. sp. (26771)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) W. cylindrica, W. intermedia, W. naviformis, W. nitida (13053) W. cylindrica, W. nitida (81783 82501) W. cylindrica, W. oblata, W. nitida (13054) W. intermedia, W. nitida (81840) W. naviformis, W. nitida (81920) W. naviormis, W. nitida (81898 81905) W. nitida (12932 12936 13047 13050 13051 13052 26854 81804 81873 81885 81917) W. sp. (470 472 473 474 541 12933 12934) W. spp. (12935)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) W. canalis (49640)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Iowa) W. sp. (25019)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) W. nitida (26802)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Ontario) W. nitida (26855) W. sp. (14194 14195)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) W. sp. (24919)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) W. sp. (26703)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) W. nitida (26049) W. sp. (24918 188801 188805 188816 188857)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Iowa) W. sp. (25036 26716)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) W. sp. (13104 13107)
Jaagarahu431.2 - 428.6Estonia (Rapla) W. upsilon (175004)
Jaagarahu431.2 - 428.6Estonia W. upsilon (13737)
Jaagarahu431.2 - 428.6Estonia (Saare) W. upsilon (174965 175061 193814 206960)
Whitwellian430.6 - 429.6Canada (Northwest Territories) W. sulcatina (26035 26042 26048)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) W. sp. (13528 13529 13671 13673)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia W. ypsilon (14048 14095 14097)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) W. sp. (23218 23284 23285 23286)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (Wales) W. sp. (23287)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0United Kingdom (England) W. sp. (23178 23181)
Gorstian - Ludfordian426.7 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) W. sp. (13531)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Ontario) W. sp. (14196)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Wales) W. canalis (74670 74671)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (England) W. canalis (49657)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (Alaska) W. sp. (111896)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (California) W. sp. (79807)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) W. sp. (13532 13534)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom (England) W. sp. (23184 23185)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Michigan and Ohio) W. sp. (492 519)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Michigan) W. sp. (26872 26873)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) W. sp. (517 542) W. sulcata (491)