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Girtyella

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cranaenidae

Taxonomy
Girtyella was named by Weller (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 955 definitely not 1914]. It is the type genus of Girtyellinae.

It was assigned to Dielasmatidae by Brunton and Champion (1974); to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Girtyellinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Girtyella Weller
1974Girtyella Brunton and Champion p. 837
2002Girtyella Sepkoski
2006Girtyella Williams et al. p. 2022

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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
superfamilyCryptonelloideaThomson 1926
familyCranaenidaeCloud 1942
subfamilyGirtyellinaeStehli 1965
genusGirtyellaWeller 1911

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. †Girtyella Weller 1911
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†Girtyella cedarensis Weller 1914
†Girtyella sacculus Sowerby 1825
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height19.35

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 Middle Frasnian to the top of the Changhsingian or 379.00000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2France Terebratula sacculus (3398 65764 65766)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) G. sp. (6734)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Texas) G. cedarensis (62494 62497)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9Mexico (Sonora) G. sp. (5616)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Montana) G. indianensis (211322)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Arizona) G. brevilobata, G. indianensis (124289)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Alaska) G. sp. (112171)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) G. sp. (12910 12916)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Arizona) G. brevilobata (124253) G. indianensis (124288)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7USA (Texas) G. cedarensis (1)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Kentucky) G. sp. (59889)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9Canada (Alberta) G. turgida (62418)
Chadian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) G. saccula (5509 5510 5511 5513)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Idaho-Utah) G. sp. (576)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Indiana) G. sp. (2833 2835)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4Canada (Alberta) G. indianensis (62327) G. sp. (62325) G. turgida (62394 62396)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Virginia) G. indianensis (7001 7016) G. sp. (73202) G. turgida (6999)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Kentucky) G. sp. (2778 2779 2780 2781 2822 2826 2828 2829 2830) G. turgida (2711 2713)
Meramecian - Chesterian342.9 - 323.4USA (Idaho) G. sp. (12901)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Alabama) G. sp. (2710 6754)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) G. sacculus (76172)
Brigantian - Pendleian335.9 - 326.9USA (Indiana) G. brevilobata (7031) G. indianensis (7014)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arizona) G. brevilobata, G. indianensis (124256)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Oklahoma) G. sp. (12786 12787 12789)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Montana) G. indianensis (6715) G. woodsworthi (7323)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Indiana) G. indianensis (6894)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Alabama) G. sp. (2853)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4Canada (Alberta) G. brevilobata (62383) G. sp. (62329)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Iowa) G. indianse (3296) G. sp. (3294)
Chesterian - Alportian335.4 - 321.8USA (Wyoming) G. indianensis (5694)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Kentucky) G. brevilobata (6964 6966)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Indiana) G. brevilobata (6926 6928 6941 6944 6962 6963) G. indianensis (6930) G. indianensis, G. brevilobata (6936)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Illinois) G. indianensis (7068)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.3 - 323.4USA (Alaska) G. sp. (112169 112184)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Montana) G. woodworthi (5624 5627 5630 5635 5640 5641 5645)
Namurian330.3 - 318.7Thailand (Satun) G. sp. (46619)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Utah) G. sp. (39557 39558)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) G. sp. (51401)