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Gisilina

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Chlidonophoridae

Taxonomy
Gisilina was named by Steinich (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 8,765,889]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Chlidonophorinae by Cooper (1973), Williams et al. (2006).

Species
G. gisii, G. jasmundi, G. ovata, G. souparti
Species lacking formal opinion data
G. randolphi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Gisilina Steinich
1973Gisilina Cooper p. 387
2002Gisilina Sepkoski
2006Gisilina Williams et al. p. 2153

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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
superfamilyCancellothyridoideaThomson 1926
familyChlidonophoridaeMuir-Wood 1959
subfamilyChlidonophorinaeMuir-Wood 1959
genusGisilinaSteinich 1963

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. †Gisilina Steinich 1963
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†Gisilina gisii Roemer 1841
†Gisilina jasmundi Steinich 1965
†Gisilina ovata Etheridge 1913
†Gisilina souparti Simon 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height22.652.602.702.650.071

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:53:01
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:53:01
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Czechia G. randolphi (90511)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Australia (Western Australia) G. ovata (123005 153501 153502 153505 153506 153507 153508 153511 153513)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Australia (Western Australia) G. ovata (153512)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Landes) G. gisii (213919)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Kazakhstan (Kustanay) G. gisii (154180)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) G. gisii (3904)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium G. jasmundi (170079)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Landes) G. jasmundi (214126)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0United Kingdom G. gisii (157714 157726 157732) G. gisii, G. jasmundi (157716 157725 157728) G. jasmundi (157717)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands G. souparti (170081)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) G. souparti (170080)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark G. jasmundi (2965 2966 2967 2968 2969 2971 2975)