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Magellania

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae

Taxonomy
Magellania was named by Bayle (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1]. It is extant. Its type is Terebratula flavescens. It is the type genus of Magellaniinae.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dyscritosia by Cooper (1982); it was synonymized subjectively with Syntomaria by Cooper (1982).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Magellania Bayle
2002Magellania Sepkoski
2006Magellania Williams et al. p. 2235

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyTerebratelloideaKing 1850
familyTerebratellidaeKing 1850
subfamilyMagellaniinaeBeecher 1893
genusMagellaniaBayle 1880

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. Magellania Bayle 1880
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Magellania antarctica Buckman 1910
Magellania australis Quoy and Gaimard 1835
Magellania flavescens Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Magellania iredalei Allan 1939 [synonym]
Magellania marshalli Andrew 1906
Magellania venosa Solander 1789
Magellania wyvillei Davidson 1878
Magellania wyvilliei Davidson 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height122.0
shell height14.35

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:18:30
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:25:19
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Antarctica M. antarctica (153788 153804)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica M. antarctica (75456 100188 152868)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica M. antarctica (152865)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Antarctica M. antarctica (152879)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) M. fimbriata (70631)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica M. antarctica (152871 152872)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. sp. (42491 52859)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (South Otago) M. sinuata, M. marshalli (45653)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Western Australia) M. divaricata (70716 70719) M. divaricata, M. fimbriata, M. garibaldiana (70714) M. furcata (70713) M. furcata, M. garibaldiana (70717) M. garibaldiana (70715)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) M. sp. (166365)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) M. grandis (166744)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Chile (Coquimbo) M. sp. (222344)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Australia (Western Australia) M. flavescens (187468)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Chile M. venosa (89241)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Australia (Western Australia) M. flavescens (187443 187461 187465 187469)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) M. flavescens (187470)