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Onniella jonesi

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Taxonomy
Orthis jonesi was named by Davidson (1883) [Orthis? jonesi; lectotype designated by Cocks (1978).]. Its type specimen is B 5653, a valve (external mould of dorsal valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Paper Mills, Haverfordwest, which is in a Rawtheyan marine mudstone in the Slade and Redhill Mudstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Dalmanella jonesi by Cocks (1978); it was recombined as Onniella jonesi by Cocks (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. avelinei, O. chancharica, O. soudleyensis

Synonyms
  • Dalmanella sambrensis was named by Sheehan (1987) [= Orthis aff. Bouchardi Reed 1905 p. 449 pl. 23 f. 8-9]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 74B10, which is in a Rawtheyan deep-water shale in the Fosses Formation of Belgium.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Onniella jonesi by Cocks (2014).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Orthis jonesi Davidson p. 190 figs. pl. 11 f 15-16
1978Dalmanella jonesi Cocks p. 61
1987Dalmanella sambrensis Sheehan p. 21 figs. pl. 3 f. 19-29; pl. 4 f. 1-20
2014Onniella jonesi Cocks pp. 65 - 66 figs. 21A?; 22M-V, 23H-V

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
genusOnniellaBancroft 1928
speciesjonesi(Davidson 1883)

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.

†Onniella jonesi Davidson 1883
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Invalid names: Onniella sambrensis Sheehan 1987 [synonym]
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: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: minorg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-06 07:01:14
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:55:28
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Cautleyan to the top of the Rawtheyan or 449.20000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Onnian - Cautleyan453.0 - 448.8Belgium Dalmanella sambrensis (185311 185314 185317 185318)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) Onniella jonesi (185100 185101 185102 185109)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Belgium Dalmanella sambrensis (185312)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2Belgium Dalmanella sambrensis (185303)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Belgium Dalmanella sambrensis (185304 185305 185307 185308 185309 185310 185315 185316)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Onniella jonesi (185103 185105 185106 185107 185108 185110 185120) Orthis bouchardi (156496 185104) Orthis jonesi (type locality: 185238)