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Acrothelidae

Lingulata - Lingulida - Acrothelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Acrothelidae Schuchert
1993Acrothelidae Brock and Cooper p. 782
1993Acrothelidae Puura and Holmer
2000Acrothelidae Bruton and Harper
2000Acrothelidae Williams et al. p. 92
2017Acrothelidae Skovsted et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyAcrotheloidea
familyAcrothelidaeSchuchert 1893
familyAcrothelidaeSchuchert 1893

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. †Acrothelidae Schuchert 1893
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Subfm. †Acrothelinae Walcott and Schuchert 1908
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G. †Acrothele Linnarsson 1876
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Subg. †Acrothele (Redlichella) Walcott 1908
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†Acrothele affinis Resser 1939
†Acrothele artemis Walcott 1908
†Acrothele bellapunctata Walcott 1908
†Acrothele bellula Walcott 1897
†Acrothele bergeroni Walcott 1908
†Acrothele borgholmensis Walcott 1908
†Acrothele concava Cooper et al. 1952
†Acrothele coriacea Linnarsson 1876
†Acrothele decipiens Walcott 1897
†Acrothele dichotoma Walcott 1884
†Acrothele levisensis Walcott 1908
†Acrothele minuta Walcott 1905
†Acrothele primaeva de Verneuil and Barrande 1860
†Acrothele rarus Walcott 1905
†Acrothele sougyi Poulsen 1960
†Acrothele speciosa Resser 1938
†Acrothele spinulosa Poulsen 1960
†Acrothele subsidua White 1874
†Acrothele subsidua hera Walcott 1908
†Acrothele turneri Walcott 1908
†Acrothele woodworthi Walcott 1908
†Acrothele yorkensis Walcott 1908
Invalid names: Dearbornia Walcott 1908 [synonym], Glyptacrothele [synonym], Redlichella [synonym]
G. †Orbithele Sdzuy 1955
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†Orbithele ceratopygarum Brøgger 1882
†Orbithele undulosa Barrande 1879
G. †Schizopholis Waagen 1885
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†Schizopholis rugosa Waagen 1885
G. †Spinulothele Rowell 1977
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†Spinulothele dubia Walcott 1912
Subfm. †Conodiscinae Rowell 1965
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G. †Conodiscus Ulrich and Cooper 1936
G. †Discotreta Ulrich and Cooper 1936
G. †Eothele Rowell 1980
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†Eothele granulata Roberts and Jell 1990
†Eothele napuru Kruse 1990
†Eothele spurri Walcott 1908
†Eothele tubulus Ushatinskaya 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: ECOSPACE CODE: 361. BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 3 of 3 genera share 1.0 to < 10 length, 3 of 3 share 1.0 to < 10 width.f
Created: 2009-06-11 14:28:04
Modified: 2009-10-11 12:15:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Marshbrookian or 521.00000 to 454.00000 Ma

Collections (148 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caerfai538.8 - 506.5USA (Nevada) Eothele sp. (190)
Caerfai538.8 - 506.5Canada (Nunavut) Acrothele sp. (184)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Spain (Aragon) Redlichella bohemica (120552)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Mauritania Acrothele sougyi, Acrothele spinulosa (209265)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Antarctica Schizopholis york (199526)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Shanxi) Schizopholis yorkensis (234759)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Norway (Mjosen) Acrothele bellapunctata (42220)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Pakistan Schizopholis rugosa (127607)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Yunnan) Acrothele rara (90353 90356 90357 90361 90363 90371) Acrothele sp. (90369)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Kyrgyzstan Acrothele rara (81268)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Spain Acrothele primaeva (123849) Acrothele sp., Acrothele primaeva (123838)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2USA (Nevada) Eothele sp. (9821 9822)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Sweden Acrothele granulata (87124 87184)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Eothele sp. (9820 10571) Eothele spurri (10568 96417) Siphonotreta dubia (203345)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Eothele sp. (78747)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (New York) Acrothele sp. (182)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) Acrothele decipiens, Acrothele yorkensis (11116) Eothele tubulus (97879)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Newfoundland) Eothele tubulus (196324 196327 196329 196330 196331 196332 196333 196335 196337 196338 196339 196340 196341 196343 196346 196348 196349 196351 196352 196353)
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Guizhou) Glyptacrothele bohemica (88777)
Stage 4514.5 - 506.5Mexico (Sonora) Eothele sp. (234897)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Australia (South Australia) Eothele napuru (64460 64461 64462)
Ordian511.2 - 508.0Australia (Northern Territory) Acrothele sp. (203)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Montana) Acrothele colleni (68907) Acrothele colleni, Acrothele panderi (225273)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Mexico (Sonora) Acrothele sp. (90558)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Acrothele sp. 2 (232726)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Idaho) Acrothele affinis (76096) Acrothele sp. (207)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Mexico Acrothele sp. (10688)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Acrothele colleni (68908) Acrothele sp. (187 197 225262)
Delamaran - Topazan509.7 - 504.5USA (Utah) Acrothele subsidua (227007)
Delamaran - Menevian509.7 - 499.5Mexico Acrothele sp., Acrothele concava (10687)
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Norway (Rogaland) Acrothele granulata (76545)
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Czechia (Bohemia) Glyptacrothele bohemica (67708)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Sweden (Norrbotten) Acrothele granulata (9782)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Kazakhstan Acrothele sp. (56536) Schizopholis sp. (219910)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Australia (New South Wales) Eothele granulata (56531)
Templetonian508.0 - 504.5Australia (Northern Territory) Eothele granulata (232933 232934 232935 232936)
Wuliuan506.5 - 504.5Mexico (Sonora) Eothele sp., Acrothele concava (234898)
Wuliuan - Topazan506.5 - 504.5Mexico Acrothele concava (236858)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Czechia Acrothele quadrilineata (199039)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Norway (Rogaland) Acrothele granulata (190113)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Montana) Acrothele pentagonensis (155652)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Acrothele subsidua (77267)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Idaho) Acrothele speciosa (127486)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Australia (Northern Territory) Eothele napuru (59991 59994 59998 59999 60000 60014 60015 60016 60019 60026 60028 60034 60045 60046 60074)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Czechia (Litavka) Acrothele sp., Glyptacrothele sp. (76453 76454)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Acrothele sp. (216)
Arcadian506.5 - 495.9Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Orbithele sp. (10768)
Topazan505.3 - 504.5USA (Idaho) Acrothele parilis, Acrothele artemis (50208)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Czechia (Central Boemian) Acrothele sp., Glyptacrothele sp. (76456)
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Kazakhstan (Balkhash) Acrothele sp. (118101)
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Kazakhstan Acrothele sp. (10030)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Denmark (Bornholm) Acrothele sp. (50768 75946) Acrothelidae indet. (75947)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Kazakhstan Acrothele sp. (56538)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Greenland (Peary Land) Orbithele sp. (49452 49488)
Drumian - Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Mexico Acrothele concava (236876)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Acrothele subsidua (56144 230679 230682)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Texas) Acrothele sp. (78735)
Zhanaarykian503.0 - 500.5Kazakhstan Acrothele sp. (9959)
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0Australia (Queenslandd) Acrothele sp. A (225252)
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0New Zealand (Nelson) Acrothele sp. (49850)
Mindyallan - Idamean499.0 - 494.2Australia (Victoria) Acrothele sp., Orbithele sp. (64043)
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85France Acrothele sp., Orbithele courtessolei (56191)
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85USA (Alaska) Acrothele sp. (64797)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Canada (British Columbia) Acrothele sp. (199)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Utah) Acrothele sp. (206)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Idaho) Acrothele sp. (198)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Nevada) Conodiscus burlingi (233789)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Iran Orbithele sp. (116238)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Norway Orbithele sp. (3106)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Czechia Orbithele discontinua (192830) Orbithele maior, Orbiculoidea sodalis (3837) Orbithele sp. (3782)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Poland Orbithele ceratopygarum (66196)
Varangu483.8 - 482.9Sweden (Dalarna) Orbithele sp. (191676)
Varangu483.8 - 482.9Sweden (Öland) Acrothele coriacea (191671)
Hunneberg482.9 - 475.6Sweden (Dalarna) Orbithele sp. (191677)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Kazakhstan (Karaganda) Orbithele ceratopygarum (242227)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hubei) Conodiscus sp. (186121)
Klabava477.1 - 469.4Czechia Orbiculoidea sodalis (3838)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hunan) Acrothele sp. (7700)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Czechia (Southwest) Orbithele undulosa (242155)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4China (Hubei) Conodiscus sp. (186122)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (JiangSu) Acrothele sp. (7943)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden Acrothele sp. (380)