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Amphistrophiella funiculata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae

Taxonomy
Orthis funiculata was named by M'Coy (1846).

It was recombined as Leptaena funiculata by Davidson (1847); it was recombined as Strophomena funiculata by Davidson (1871); it was recombined as Strophonella funiculata by Lawson (1955); it was recombined as Amphistrophia (Amphistrophia) funiculata by Bassett (1971), Bassett (1977); it was recombined as Amphistrophia funiculata by Bassett and Cocks (1974); it was recombined as Amphistrophiella (Amphistrophiella) funiculata by Harper and Boucot (1978); it was recombined as Amphistrophia (Amphistrophiella) funiculata by Vladimirskaya and Kulkov (1999); it was recombined as Amphistrophiella funiculata by Hoel (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Orthis funiculata M'Coy p. 30 figs. Pl. 3, fig. 11
1847Leptaena funiculata Davidson p. 57 figs. Pl. 12, figs. 5-8
1871Strophomena funiculata Davidson p. 290 figs. Pl. 40, figs. 9-13.
1955Strophonella funiculata Lawson
1971Amphistrophia (Amphistrophia) funiculata Bassett p. 321 figs. Pl. 58, figs. 5-16
1974Amphistrophia funiculata Bassett and Cocks p. 16
1977Amphistrophia (Amphistrophia) funiculata Bassett p. 150 figs. Pl. 41, figs. 1-12; P1.42, figs. 1-5.
1978Amphistrophiella (Amphistrophiella) funiculata Harper and Boucot p. 157 figs. pl. 33 f. 21-26, 29-30
1999Amphistrophia (Amphistrophiella) funiculata Vladimirskaya and Kulkov
2005Amphistrophiella funiculata Hoel figs. pl. 10 f. 1-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyAmphistrophiidaeHarper 1973
subfamilyAmphistrophiinaeHarper 1973
genusAmphistrophiellaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesfuniculata(M'Coy 1846)

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.

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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 10:23:22
Modified: 2009-06-10 12:23:22
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Gorstian or 432.90000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Norway Amphistrophiella funiculata (14314)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Amphistrophia funiculata (13527 13598 13669)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation Amphistrophia funiculata (24780)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Ireland Amphistrophia funiculata (500)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Amphistrophia funiculata (49642 79881)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Ukraine Amphistrophiella funiculata (23364)
Homerian - Jaagarahu430.6 - 428.6Lithuania Amphistrophia funiculata (192661)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) Amphistrophia funiculata (13671)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Amphistrophiella funiculata (23288)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia Amphistrophiella funiculata (14098)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0United Kingdom (England) Amphistrophia funiculata (480 23204 23209 23211 23213 49643) Amphistrophiella funiculata (23152)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Ukraine Amphistrophiella funiculata (23372)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Venezuela Amphistrophia funiculata (25067)
Ludlow - Elton426.7 - 421.3United Kingdom (Wales) Strophonella funiculata (74672 74760)