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Maorielasma

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gillediidae

Taxonomy
Maorielasma was named by Waterhouse (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: P Sakm-l P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 712].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Maorielasma Waterhouse p. 175
2002Maorielasma Sepkoski
2006Maorielasma Williams et al. p. 2041

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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
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyGillediidae
subfamilyGillediinae
genusMaorielasma

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. †Maorielasma Waterhouse 1964
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Maorielasma callosum Campbell 1965
Maorielasma campbelli Waterhouse and Chen 2007
Maorielasma imperatum Waterhouse 1964
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Invalid names: Maorielasma globosum Campbell 1965 [synonym]
Maorielasma inflata Waterhouse 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1115.15.5028.015.58.15

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 Artinskian to the top of the Changhsingian or 290.10000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Queensland) M. inflata (66262 66264 66271) M. sp. (103429)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3New Zealand (Southland) M. sp. (41775)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4New Zealand (Southland) M. globosum (41776)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Southland) M. globosum (41780) M. imperatum (41767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) M. callosum (105012) M. sp. (103118)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51New Zealand (Southland) M. imperatum (41777)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14New Zealand (Southland) M. callosum (39925 39926 39929 41768 41771)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Tasmania) M. globosum (51314 105434)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) M. callosum (82288 82290 83205 85865 103021 103128 103132 103133 103134 103135 103136 103137 103143 105141 105148 120659 123235 133288 133289) M. globosum (85052 85869 85870 85873 90011 103035 103554 105162 133291) M. imperatum (101569 103923 120379)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902New Zealand M. sp. (7204 7276 52753 52759)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Nepal M. campbelli (62444 62447 120415)