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Thecideidae

Rhynchonellata - Thecideida - Thecideidae

Taxonomy
Thecideidae was named by Gray (1840). It is extant. Its type is Thecidea.

It was assigned to Thecideidina by Olivier et al. (2003); and to Thecideoidea by Baker (2005), Williams et al. (2006), Emig et al. (2013), Bitner and Müller (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Thecideidae Gray
2003Thecideidae Olivier et al.
2005Thecideidae Baker
2006Thecideidae Williams et al. p. 1955
2013Thecideidae Emig et al. p. 76
2017Thecideidae Bitner and Müller p. 223

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderThecideidaPajaud 1970
superfamilyThecideoidea(Gray 1840)
familyThecideidaeGray 1840
familyThecideidaeGray 1840

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.

Fm. Thecideidae Gray 1840
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Subfm. †Ancorellininae Baker and Mancenido 1997
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Subfm. Lacazellinae Backhaus 1959
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G. †Eolacazella Elliott 1953
G. Lacazella Munier-Chalmas 1881
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Subg. †Lacazella (Bifolium) Elliott 1948
†Lacazella nana Cooper 1988
†Lacazella novazelandiae Hiller 2011
G. †Neothecidella Pajaud 1970
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†Neothecidella ulmensis Quenstedt 1858
G. Ospreyella Luter and Worheide 2003
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G. Pajaudina Logan 1988
G. †Parabifolium Pajaud 1966
G. †Praelacazella Smirnova 1969
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†Praelacazella wetherelli Morris 1851
G. †Protolacazella Baker 2005
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†Protolacazella scripta Baker 2005
G. †Thecidanella Ceccolini and Cianferoni 2023
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†Thecidanella fragilis Pajaud 1966
Invalid names: Danella [replaced]
G. †Thecidella Thomson 1915
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†Thecidella gerassimovi Makridin 1964
G. †Vermiculothecidea Elliott 1953
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†Vermiculothecidea vermicularis Schlotheim 1813
Subfm. †Thecideinae Gray 1840
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G. †Eudesella
G. †Mimikonstantia Baker and Elston 1984
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†Mimikonstantia sculpta Baker and Elston 1984
G. †Thecidea Defrance 1822
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†Thecidea essensis Roemer 1840
†Thecidea moorei Davidson 1851
†Thecidea papillata von Schlotheim 1813
†Thecidea rhaetica Zugmayer 1882
†Thecidea rothpletzi Böhm 1891
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†Thecidiopsis tetragona Roemer 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:47
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:31
Source: o = order, 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 Rhaetian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 205.70000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.4 Ma

Collections (91 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Thecidea rhaetica (138164)
Murchisonae174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (England) Mimikonstantia sculpta (233476) Protolacazella scripta, Mimikonstantia sculpta (233477 233478)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Thecidea triangularis (38738)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Neothecidella ulmensis (233472 233473 233474 233475) Praelacazella ulmensis, Praelacazella baltoviensis (233362)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) Thecidea sp. (25411)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21France Thecideidae indet. (32017 32018)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) Neothecidella sp. (68220)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Czechia Thecidiopsis tetragona (64724)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France Thecidiopsis tetragona (59653)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina Thecideidae indet. (61589)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Spain Thecideidae indet. (34748)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Drôme) Thecidiopsis tetragona (75576 177726)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Thecidiopsis essensis (154023)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Praelacazella lacazelliformis (90516 90517 90518 146401 146500 146501)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Praelacazella wetherelli (157761)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Thecidea rothpletzi (221859 221908)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0United Kingdom Lacazella wetherelli (157703 157719 157723 157732)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Thecidea papillata (170079)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) Praelacazella wetherelli (235527 235528 235529 235530 235531 235532)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Eolacazella affinis (82491) Lacazella sp., Thecidea papillata (3123) Parathecidea suessi (138910)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Eolacazella affinis (67135)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Thecidea papillata (170077 170085 170116 170117)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Thecidea papillata (82891 170112)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania Vermiculothecidea vermicularis (233346)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Netherlands Lacazella sp. (3122)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Lacazella nana (153344)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Spain Lacazella mediterranea (171726 171727)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Hungary Lacazella mediterranea (161770)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Lacazella mediterranea (152502)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Lacazella mediterranea (186786)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Lacazella mediterranea (233115 233116 233119)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Puerto Rico Lacazella sp. (92229 92230)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Landes) Lacazella mediterranea (152689 152694)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Lacazella mediterranea (152688 152692 152695)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Aquitaine) Lacazella mediterranea (88795)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Cuba Lacazella caribbeanensis (164933)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Lacazella novazelandiae (152324 152325)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Indonesia Lacazella sp. (186821)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Lacazella mediterranea (186801 199890 199892 199893 199894)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Lacazella mediterranea (56687)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Lacazella caribbeanensis (80084 80136 191010)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Lacazella mediterranea (190899)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Lacazella sp. 2 (78043 186822 186824 186825 186830 186832)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Thecidea mediterranea (128324)