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Scenella

Tergomya - Scenellidae

Taxonomy
Scenella was named by Billings (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tomm-u Cm Dres Sepkoski's reference number: 14]. It is the type genus of Scenellidae.

It was assigned to Helcionellidae by Parkhaev (2002); to Helcionelloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scenellidae by Miller (1889), Runnegar and Jell (1976) and Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Scenella Billings
1889Scenella Miller p. 389
1976Scenella Runnegar and Jell p. 117
2002Scenella Parkhaev p. 34
2002Scenella Sepkoski
2005Scenella Bouchet et al. pp. 155, 241

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
superfamilyScenelloideaMiller 1889
familyScenellidae
genusScenellaBillings 1872

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. †Scenella Billings 1872
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†Scenella acuminata Chen et al. 1981
†Scenella affinis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Scenella amii Matthew 1902
†Scenella anomala Billings 1865
†Scenella augusta Billings 1865
†Scenella barrandei Linnarsson 1879
†Scenella compressa Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Scenella conica Whiteaves 1884
†Scenella conicum Whitfield 1886
†Scenella jijiapoensis Chen 1984
†Scenella lubrica Chen et al. 1981
†Scenella magnifica Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Scenella mira Vasil’yeva 1994
†Scenella montrealensis Billings 1865
†Scenella oblonga Chen et al. 1981
†Scenella obtusa Sardeson 1892
†Scenella orithyia Billings 1865
†Scenella pretensa Raymond 1905
†Scenella pycna Feng et al. 1994
†Scenella radialis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Scenella reticulata Billings 1872
†Scenella robusta Raymond 1905
†Scenella unicarinata Kobayashi 1934
†Scenella venillia Billings 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Vision: blindf
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Surficial, fully motile slow, grazing according to Bambach et al (2007).g
Created: 2009-04-21 09:41:17
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:42:25
Source: g = genus, f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Gorstian or 525.50000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections (95 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) S. jijiapoensis (106525) S. micra, S. lubrica, S. acuminata, S. oblonga (108415) S. sp. (107789)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Shaanxi) S. emeishanensis (107790)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) S. sp. (108309)
Meishucunian - Tommotian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) S. emeishanensis (96288 96289)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Hubei) S. jijiapoensis (155441 155442 155444 155445)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation S. sp. (233041)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Guizhou) S. sp. (86849)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation S. discinoides, S. tuberculata (235441)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutia) S. mira (50433)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain S. reticulata (225087)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Antarctica S. sp. (199525)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Guizhou) S. sp. (128423)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Henan) S. pycna (96525) S. sp. (49532)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) S. levis, S. paupera, S. reticulata (99495) S. reticulata (99575)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0USA (Massachusetts) S. reticulata (56854)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Australia (New South Wales) S. reticulata (225136)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (New York) S. sp. (182)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Mexico S. reticulata (10684)
Duyunian514.0 - 509.0China (Guizhou) S. sp. (125156)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Utah) S. radians (77218)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) S. amii (84412 84413 84414 84415 84416 84417 84418 84420 84421 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84437 121959) S. sp. (225262)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Sweden (Scania) S. barrandei (50734)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Sweden (Bornholm Island) S. barrandei (50736)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Canada (British Columbia) S. sp. (56720)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Norway (Hedmark) S. barrandei (50735)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) S. sp. (188658)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) S. amii (122094)
Floran - Undillan504.5 - 500.5Antarctica S. sp. (69505)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5Canada (Quebec) Metoptoma venillia (56819)
Cressagian486.5 - 482.0South Korea (Hwanghae-namdo) S. sp. (39398)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Vermont) Tryblidium conicum (154944)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) S. montrealensis (56215) S. pretensa (171713) S. pretensa, S. montrealensis (56214) S. robusta (171704 172328)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) S. montrealensis (172351)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9North Korea (Hamgyong-namdo) Conchopeltis unicarinata (56175)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Minnesota) S. compressa (194139)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) S. spp., S. compressa (23617 23619 23620)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) S. spp., S. compressa (23621)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) S. spp., S. compressa (23557)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) S. obtusa (23623)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) S. obtusa (23558)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) S. obtusa (23622)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) S. compressa (23651 23653 23656 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) S. compressa (23579 23584)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Minnesota) S. affinis (194137)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) S. compressa (23588)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) S. compressa (23678)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) S. sp. (26313)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Canada (Ontario) S. conica (155012)