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Terebratellidae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Terebratellidae King
1895Terebratellidae Stanton p. 33
1995Terebratellidae Chiesa et al. p. 29
2006Terebratellidae Williams et al. p. 2229
2013Terebratellidae Emig et al. p. 77

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyTerebratelloideaKing 1850
familyTerebratellidaeKing 1850
familyTerebratellidaeKing 1850

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. Terebratellidae King 1850
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Subfm. †Adnatidinae Williams et al. 2006
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G. †Adnatida
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†Adnatida gnangarensis Richardson 1991
Subfm. Anakineticinae Richardson 1991
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G. Anakinetica Richardson 1987
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†Anakinetica breva Richardson 1991
†Anakinetica recta Richardson 1991
G. Calloria Cooper and Lee 1993
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Calloria inconspicua Sowerby 1846
G. †Erihadrosia Hiller and MacKinnon 2000
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†Erihadrosia epsilon Allan 1940
Subfm. †Magadinae Davidson 1886
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G. †Praemagadina MacKinnon 1993
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†Praemagadina campbelli MacKinnon 1993
G. Magadinella Thomson 1915
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Magadinella mineuri Richardson 1987
†Magadinella woodsiana Tate 1880
G. Magasella Dall 1870
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†Magasella australis Buckman 1910
†Magasella neozelandica Ihering 1903
Subfm. Magellaniinae Beecher 1893
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Invalid names: Waldheimia fimbriata Tate 1880 [synonym]
†Diedrothyris plicata Richardson 1980
G. Magellania Bayle 1880
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†Magellania antarctica Buckman 1910
Magellania australis Quoy and Gaimard 1835
Magellania flavescens Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Magellania iredalei Allan 1939 [synonym]
†Magellania marshalli Andrew 1906
Magellania venosa Solander 1789
Magellania wyvillei Davidson 1878
Magellania wyvilliei Davidson 1878
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†Victorithyris garibaldiana Davidson 1862
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Invalid names: Waldheimia imbricata Cooper 1894 [synonym], Waldheimia macropora McCoy 1877 [synonym]
†Victorithyris tateana Tate 1880
Subfm. †Stethothyridinae MacKinnon et al. 1993
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†Aliquantula insolita Tate 1880
†Aliquantula tapirina Hutton 1873
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†Austrothyris grandis Tate 1880
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Invalid names: Waldheimia gambierensis Etheridge 1876 [synonym]
†Austrothyris macleani Tate 1880
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†Cudmorella corioensis McCoy 1877
†Cudmorella tatei Allan 1939
G. †Elderra
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†Elderra toorlooensis Richardson 1991
G. †Epacrothyris Hiller and MacKinnon 2000
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†Epacrothyris rennisonae Hiller and MacKinnon 2000
†Epacrothyris sufflata Tate 1880
G. †Pilkena
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†Pilkena compressa Richardson 1991
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†Rhizothyris kokoamuensis Bowen and Campbell 1973
G. Stethothyris Thomson 1918
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†Stethothyris uttleyi Thomson 1918
G. †Tioriorithyris Hiller and MacKinnon 2000
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G. †Tanakura
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†Tanakura tanakura Hatai 1936
Subfm. Terebratellinae King 1850
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G. †Gmelinmagas Mariñelarena 1964
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†Gmelinmagas plicata Marinelarena 1964
G. Gyrothyris Thomson 1918
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Gyrothyris mawsoni Thomson 1918
Gyrothyris williamsi Bitner et al. 2008
G. †Iheringithyris Levy 1961
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†Iheringithyris ameghinoi Ihering 1903
G. Magadina Thomson 1915
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†Magadina browni Thomson 1915
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Invalid names: Magadina waiparaensis Thomson 1915 [synonym]
Magadina cumingi Davidson 1852
†Magadina squiresi MacKinnon 1993
G. †Magella
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†Magella australis Buckman 1910
G. Neothyris Douville 1879
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Neothyris dawsoni Neall 1972
Neothyris lenticularis Deshayes 1839
†Neothyris obtusa Thomson 1920
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Invalid names: Neothyris compressa Neall 1972 [synonym]
Neothyris ovalis Hutton 1886
†Neothyris rylandae Craig 1999
G. Terebratella d'Orbigny 1847
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Subg. Terebratella (Waltonia) Davidson 1850
†Terebratella averilli Anderson 1938
†Terebratella californica Stanton 1895
†Terebratella crofti Owen 1980
Terebratella mayi Blochmann 1914
†Terebratella obesa Gabb 1864
†Terebratella patagonica Sowerby 1846
†Terebratella sookensis Clark and Arnold 1923
Terebratella submutica Fischer and Oehlert 1892
Invalid names: Waltonia [synonym]
G. †Waiparia
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†Waiparia elliptica Thomson 1918
Invalid names: Neothyridinae Allan 1940 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:18:30
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:25:19
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Holocene or 180.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 174.7 Ma

Collections (303 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany Terebratella sp. (59441)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Terebratellidae indet. (37510)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Terebratella runcinata (67975)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Terebratella pectunculoides (34661)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Terebratella pectunculoides (23887)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Terebratella pectunculoides (23903)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Terebratella neocomiensis (2222)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Switzerland Terebratella arzierensis (2224) Terebratella oblonga, Terebratella neocomiensis, Terebratella jaccardi (2247)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Switzerland Terebratella sp. (2232)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Terebratella keepingi, Terebratella davidsoni (1857)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (California) Cyclothyris averilli (216308 216311 216313)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1USA (California) Cyclothyris averilli (216367)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Terebratella carentonensis (59811)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Antarctica Terebratella sp. (63941)
Middle Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Terebratella sp. (59652)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Terebratella sp. (74482)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Terebratella sp. (153803)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2New Zealand Terebratellidae indet. (63093 63094)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Terebratellidae indet. (3640 3641)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Terebratella konincki (138910)
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 52.0New Zealand Campages chathamensis (206905)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Antarctica Magella australis (153789) Magella australis, Magellania antarctica (153788) Magellania antarctica (153804)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0New Zealand Terebratella sp. (51083)
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand Terebratella sp. (51084 52558)
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Campages chathamensis (50991) Chathamithyris traversi, Terebratella sp. (51078) Terebratella finlayi, Campages chathamensis (51050 51052) Terebratella sp. (51081)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica Magellania antarctica (152868) Stethothyris sp., Terebratella crofti, Magella australis, Magellania antarctica (100188) Terebratella crofti (153802) Terebratella crofti, Magella australis, Magellania antarctica (75456) Terebratella sp. (152834)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07New Zealand Terebratella finlayi, Terebratella sp. (51082)
Casamayoran56.0 - 48.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Terebratella patagonica, Terebratella dorsata, Magellania lenticularis (50067)
Eocene - Miocene56.0 - 5.333Argentina (Santa Cruz) Terebratella patagonica (50077)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica Magellania antarctica (152865)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Argentina Gmelinmagas sp., Terebratella paliquena (71614)
Bortonian - Kaiatan42.6 - 36.7New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Terebratella sp. (63106)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Australia (Western Australia) Diedrothyris johnstoniana (152518) Magadinella woodsiana, Diedrothyris johnstoniana, Victorithyris tateana, Aliquantula insolita, Stethothyris pectoralis (152410) Stethothyris pectoralis (152500) Stethothyris tapirina, Diedrothyris johnstoniana, Stethothyris pectoralis (152411)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Aliquantula insolita, Epacrothyris pectoralis (206888)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Antarctica Magellania antarctica (152879)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Stethothyris sp. (4886) Terebratella finlayi (52128) Terebratella sp. (4887)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Magadinella woodsiana (70635) Magadinella woodsiana, Victorithyris sufflata (70630) Magellania fimbriata, Victorithyris pectoralis (70631) Victorithyris pectoralis (70632) Victorithyris sufflata (70629)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Magellania antarctica (152871 152872)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Aliquantula insolita (152478 152479) Aliquantula insolita, Stethothyris pectoralis (152507 152522) Austrothyris grandis (152475 152504) Diedrothyris plicata, Victorithyris tateana, Aliquantula insolita (152474) Magadinella woodsiana (152505 152538 152539 152541) Magadinella woodsiana, Diedrothyris plicata (152525) Magadinella woodsiana, Diedrothyris plicata, Victorithyris tateana (152468) Magadinella woodsiana, Stethothyris tapirina, Victorithyris garibaldiana, Stethothyris sufflata, Stethothyris pectoralis (152430) Magadinella woodsiana, Victorithyris divaricata (152469) Magadinella woodsiana, Victorithyris divaricata, Victorithyris garibaldiana (152423) Magadinella woodsiana, Victorithyris garibaldiana (152466) Stethothyris pectoralis (152477 152534 152536) Stethothyris sufflata (152431 152516) Stethothyris tapirina, Victorithyris tateana, Stethothyris pectoralis (152535) Victorithyris garibaldiana (152428 152470 152520) Victorithyris tateana (152426 152519 152526 152527) Victorithyris tateana, Aliquantula insolita (152425)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Magellania sp., Terebratella patagonica (42491 52859)
Runangan36.7 - 34.6New Zealand Stethothyris uttleyi (206889 206890 206892)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Argentina Terebratella sp. (71600)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3New Zealand Aliquantula tapirina (206896) Stethothyris uttleyi (206891) Stethothyris uttleyi, Aliquantula tapirina (206893) Waldheimia tapirina (206897)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Australia (South Australia) Magasella woodsiana, Waldheimia insolita (45823)
Oligocene - Pliocene33.9 - 2.58Argentina (Santa Cruz) Terebratella patagonica, Terebratella dorsata (50076)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Terebratella patagonica (50075)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand Aliquantula tapirina (206894 206895) Magasella sp. (194961 195372 195373 195374) Praemagadina campbelli, Magadina squiresi, Stethothyris tapirina, Rhizothyris kokoamuensis, Waiparia elliptica (152359) Rhizothyris kokoamuensis, Waiparia elliptica (152355) Rhizothyris kokoamuensis, Waiparia elliptica, Aliquantula tapirina (152358) Stethothyris tapirina, Rhizothyris kokoamuensis, Waiparia elliptica (152356) Terebratella sp., Stethothyris tapirina, Rhizothyris kokoamuensis, Waiparia elliptica (152348)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (South Otago) Magellania sinuata, Magellania marshalli, Magellania lenticularis (45653)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (North Island) Neothyris novara, Magasella sanguinea (205950)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Epacrothyris rennisonae (206903 206904)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Pilkena compressa, Cudmorella corioensis (206900) Waldheimia corioensis (48647)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand Magadina browni (195383) Magasella sp. (195375 195376) Pachymagas sp. (195394 195395 195396 195397)
Waitakian - Otaian25.2 - 18.7New Zealand Magasella sp. (194963)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Argentina Terebratula patagonica (45887)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Australia (Western Australia) Anakinetica breva (152537) Magadinella woodsiana (152480 152503 152540) Magadinella woodsiana, Victorithyris divaricata, Aliquantula insolita (152424) Victorithyris tateana (152530)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand Magadina browni (195312 195377 195378 195379 195380 195381 195382) Magasella neozelandica (146336 146337 146338 146339 146340 146343 146344 146346 146347 146348 194964 194968 194969 194970 195301 195302 195303 195304 195311 195314 195318 195319 195320 195330 195341 195342 195343 195344 195345 195346 195347 195348 195349 195350 195351 195352 195353 195354 195355 195356 195357 195358 195359 195361 195362 195363 195364 195365 195366 195367 195368 195369 195370 195371) Pachymagas sp. (195390 195392 195393) Pachymagas sp., Magasella neozelandica, Magadina browni (195360)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Western Australia) Magadinella compta, Magellania divaricata, Magellania fimbriata, Magellania garibaldiana, Magadinella woodsiana (70714) Magadinella lunata, Magellania divaricata, Magadinella woodsiana (70719) Magadinella woodsiana (70718) Magellania divaricata, Magadinella woodsiana (70716) Magellania furcata (70713) Magellania furcata, Magellania garibaldiana (70717) Magellania garibaldiana, Magadinella woodsiana (70715)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Epacrothyris sufflata (206902)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Iheringithyris sp. (78427) Iheringithyris sp., Terebratella patagonica (78426) Iheringithyris sp., Terebratella sp. 1, Terebratella sp. 2 (78428) Terebratella patagonica (78429) Terebratella sp. 2 (78425)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (South Australia) Cudmorella tatei (206899)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina Pachymagas sp. (185967)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand (Dannevirke) Rhizothyris media (35646 35648) Waiparia sp. (35651)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Magadina browni (195384 195385 195386) Terebratellidae indet. (152323 152324 152325 152326) Terebratellidae indet. B (152322)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Neothyris sp., Stethothyris sp., Waiparia sp. (77489)
Otaian - Waiauan21.7 - 11.04New Zealand Magadina browni (195387 195388)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Australia (South Australia) Austrothyris grandis, Austrothyris macleani (206898)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98New Zealand Pachymagas sp. (195389 195391) Terebratellidae indet. (152327 195398)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina Gmelinmagas plicata (65188) Terebratella patagonica (65178) Terebratella patagonica, Gmelinmagas plicata (65177) Terebratella patagonica, Iheringithyris ameghinoi, Gmelinmagas plicata (65180 65182) Terebratella sp. A, Gmelinmagas plicata (65183) Terebratella sp. A, Terebratella sp. B, Terebratella patagonica, Gmelinmagas plicata (65186) Terebratella sp., Terebratella patagonica, Gmelinmagas plicata (65179)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Magadina sp. (155838 155839) Pachymagas sp., Rhizothyris sp. (155842) Waiparia sp. (77491)
Altonian - Waiauan18.7 - 11.04New Zealand Erihadrosia epsilon (206907 206908)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) Magasella sanguinea (45178) Neothyris sp. (45182) Terebratella sanguinea (45183)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Magellania sp. (166365)
Lillburnian15.1 - 13.05New Zealand Stethothyris epsilon (206906)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Elderra toorlooensis (206901)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Japan Tanakura tanakura (190762)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Japan Tanakura tanakura (190789)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Pachymagas piramidesia (56992)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Chile (Huasco) Terebratella sp. (223684)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Neothyris lenticularis (73307)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Magellania grandis, Stethothyris insolita (166744)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Chile (Coquimbo) Magellania sp. (222344)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Chile (Atacama) Terebratella sp. (221938)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Australia (Western Australia) Anakinetica recta (187444 187445 187446 187447 187448 187450 187452 187453 187454 187455 187456) Anakinetica recta, Adnatida gnangarensis (187449 187451) Austrothyris grandis (187442) Austrothyris grandis, Adnatida gnangarensis (187464) Magellania flavescens (187468) Neothyris rylandae (152464 152476 152532 152533)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Chile Magellania venosa (89241)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Chile (Huasco) Terebratella sp. (223687)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Australia (Western Australia) Anakinetica recta (187457 187458 187459 187460 187462 187463) Anakinetica recta, Magellania flavescens (187461) Austrothyris grandis (187466 187467) Austrothyris grandis, Anakinetica recta, Magellania flavescens (187443) Austrothyris grandis, Magellania flavescens (187465) Magellania flavescens (187469)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Zealand Calloria inconspicua, Terebratella sanguinea (190519)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Magellania flavescens (187470)