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Glassia

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Glassiidae

Taxonomy
Glassia was named by Davidson (1881). It is the type genus of Glassiidae.

It was assigned to Lissatrypidae by Bassett and Cocks (1974); to Glassiidae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Atrypida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
G. laeviuscula

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Glassia Davidson
1974Glassia Bassett and Cocks
2002Cryptatrypa Sepkoski
2002Glassia Sepkoski
2002Glassia Williams et al. p. 1469

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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
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderLissatrypidinaCopper 1996
superfamilyGlassioideaSchuchert and LeVene 1929
familyGlassiidaeSchuchert and LeVene 1929
genusGlassiaDavidson 1881

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. †Glassia Davidson 1881
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Invalid names: Cryptatrypa [synonym]
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: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
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: 2009-06-03 12:23:17
Modified: 2009-06-03 14:23:17
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Givetian or 443.40000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Northwest Territories) G. sp. (25483)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (486)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Norway G. sp. (13850)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Mongolia (Gobi Altai) G. minuta (13188)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Northwest Territories) G. sp. (25487) G. variabilis (25505)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) G. sp. (26885)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Wales) G. sp. (465)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Mongolia G. minuta (41064)
Clinton439.0 - 438.0Canada (British Columbia) G. variabilis (5145 5147 5148) G. variablis (5143)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Sichuan) Cryptatrypa sp. (27908)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Norway G. sp. (14264)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) G. sp. (23306)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Saare) G. sp. (192059)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Norway G. laeviuscula (14275) G. sp. (14314)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Czech Republic Cryptatrypa philomela (14096)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (23091)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) G. sp. 1 (26003 26013 26014) G. sp. 2, G. sp. 1 (26009)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Lithuania G. lithuanica (26281 26282 207342 207384 207386) G. sp. (207347)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) G. compressa (49641) G. sp. (477 79881 79893)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) G. rotunda, G. glaberconcha (24930) G. sp. (24919 24920 24921)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Australia (Australian Capital Territory) G. kausi (25679)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) G. sp. (24918)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2USA (Nevada) Cryptatrypa triangulata (24853)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (23057 23216 23218 23284 23285 23286 23288 23289 23293)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (Wales) G. sp. (23287)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Lithuania G. lithuanica (207375 207378 207379 207381)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Belarus G. sp. (23662)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (23178 23181)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Lithuania G. rotunda (207441) G. sp. (13774)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (California) G. sp. (229627)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Yukon) Cryptatrypa fahraeusi, Cryptatrypa nalivkini (23078)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (482)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (California) G. sp. (79807)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic G. sp. (14072)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden G. sp. (24867)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Yukon) Cryptatrypa fahraeusi (14006) Cryptatrypa triangularis (14001 14003)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Yukon Territory) Cryptatrypa sp., Cryptatrypa triangularis, Cryptatrypa fahraeusi (26657)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) Cryptatrypa sp. (590)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Northwest Territories) Cryptatrypa sp. (3703)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (New South Wales) Cryptatrypa philomela (24900)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Yukon) G. sp. (24932)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Czech Republic (Barrandia) Cryptatrypa hassiaca (12183)
Lochkovian - Emsian419.2 - 393.3Austria (Carnic Alps) Cryptatrypa philomela, Cryptatrypa sp. (77909)
Lochkovian - Zlichovian419.2 - 391.9Canada (Yukon) Cryptatrypa sp. (603)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Canada (Yukon) Cryptatrypa sp. 1 (39394 43713 43969) G. sp. (24933)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Czech Republic (Barrandia) G. beyrichi (12112)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Canada (Yukon) Cryptatrypa sp. (81647)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9China (Guangxi) Cryptatrypa sp. (27348)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3China (Guangxi) Cryptatrypa curvirostris (27504) Cryptatrypa sp. (27502 27532 27533 27534)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) Cryptatrypa curvirostris (25758)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Nevada) Cryptatrypa paracircula (612)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Cryptatrypa curvirostris (25817) Cryptatrypa sp. (27556 27558 27559)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Afghanistan (Ghazni) G. sp. (84669)