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Pentamerus (Barrandella)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Pentameridae

Taxonomy
Barrandella was named by Hall and Clarke (1892). It is not extant.

It was reranked as Pentamerus (Barrandella) by Reed (1917).

It was assigned to Pentamerus by Reed (1917).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Pentamerus (Barrandella) Reed p. 933

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyPentameroideaMcCoy 1844
familyPentameridae
genusPentamerusSowerby 1813
subgenusBarrandella()

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.

Subg. †Pentamerus (Barrandella) Hall and Clarke 1892
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Barrandella kindlei Northrop 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 12:21:01
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:21:01
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Ludlow or 438.50000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Indiana) Barrandella fornicata (75266)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Barrandella kindlei (184837 184842)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (California) Barrandella sp. (79733)