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Centronella

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Centronellidae

Taxonomy
Centronella was named by Billings (1859) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Give-u Sepkoski's reference number: 25]. Its type is Rhynchonella glansfagea. It is the type genus of Centronellidae, Centronellinae.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Centronellinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Centronella Billings p. 131
2002Centronella Sepkoski
2006Centronella Williams et al. p. 1994

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyStringocephaloideaKing 1850
familyCentronellidaeWaagen 1882
subfamilyCentronellinaeWaagen 1882
genusCentronellaBillings 1859

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. †Centronella Billings 1859
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Centronella impressa Hall 1867
Centronella navicella Hall 1867
Centronella tumida Billings 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Osagean or 413.02000 to 342.90000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Ontario) C. sp., C. glansfagea (40058)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (New York) C. sp. (75471)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) C. navicella (112326)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62New Zealand C. sp. (77223)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62USA (New York) C. sp. (600)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47South Africa C. sp. (a) (35581 35582)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (New York) C. glansfagea (232948)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) C. tumida (231732)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) C. glansfagea (9538 9615)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) C. campbelli, C. impressa (11101)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) C. gilboa (94440) C. impressa (89885 89960 94410 206793) C. lisbonensis (94433) C. sp. (5667 5670 10110)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Indiana) C. navicella (170009)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Pennsylvania) C. sp. (627 9659)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Ontario) C. sp. (633)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9Canada (Alberta) C. emaciata (62418)