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Christianiidae

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Christianiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Christianiidae Williams
1977Christianiidae Mitchell
2000Christianiidae Popov et al.
2000Christianiidae Williams et al. p. 256
2005Christianiidae Cocks p. 265
2005Christianiidae Zhan and Jin
2010Christianiidae Cocks
2015Christianiidae Congreve et al. p. 754

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyChristianiidaeWilliams 1953
familyChristianiidaeWilliams 1953

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. †Christianiidae Williams 1953
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G. †Christiania Hall and Clarke 1892
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†Christiania aseptata Rasmussen et al. 2012
†Christiania bilobata Reed 1917
†Christiania egregia Popov 1985
†Christiania elongata Spjeldnaes 1957
†Christiania hastata Rukavishnikova 1956
†Christiania hollii Davidson 1871
†Christiania holtedahli Spjeldnaes 1957
†Christiania magna Sheehan 1987
†Christiania nilssoni Sheehan 1973
†Christiania perrugata Reed 1945
†Christiania portlocki Mitchell 1977
†Christiania proclivis Popov and Cocks 2006
†Christiania skolia Percival 1991
†Christiania sulcata Williams 1962
†Christiania trentonensis Ruedemann 1909
Invalid names: Christianella [synonym]
G. †Nubialba Neuman 1994
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†Nubialba forbesi Neuman 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: Unattached, suspension-feeder (McKerrow, 1979).f
Created: 2009-04-13 10:34:14
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:00:08
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Llandeilo to the top of the Rhuddanian or 466.00000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (190 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Alabama) Christiania subquadrata (162364)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Christiania sp. (308) Christiania subquadrata (186138)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær) Christiania oblonga (194815)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Russian Federation Christiania oblonga (191602)
Kunda - Kukruse469.2 - 456.8Norway (Oslo-Asker) Christiania elongata (194738)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Scotland) Christiania sulcata (164926)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1Kazakhstan Christiania hastata (165482 165486 165487 165488 165556 165566 165591 165593 165595 165596 165597 165617)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Norway (Ringerike) Christiania oblonga (194816)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Iran Christiania sp. (186094)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Christiania subquadrata (205561)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (Newfoundland) Christiania sp. (185948)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Norway Christiania sp. (2951)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Sweden Christiania sp. (2930 2932 2938)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Estonia Christiania oblonga (56210)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Dalarna) Christiania sp. (192380)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Siljan) Christiania sp. (2943)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Sweden Christiania sp. (2942)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Norway Christiania sp. (3250)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Mongolia Christiania subquadrata (45985)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Christiania sulcata (164931 164937 164941)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 460.9Sweden (Siljan) Christiania sp. (2946)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 460.9Sweden (Dalarna) Christiania sp. (192384)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarne) Christiania sp. (166338 166432)
Costonian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Christiania sulcata (76076)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2China (Hubei) Christiania sp. (4708)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Sweden Christiania sp. (2765)
Costonian - Longvillian458.4 - 455.0Norway (Oslo) Christiania holtedahli (194668)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Hubei) Christiania sp. (4691)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Norway Christiania sp. (2945)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) Christiania sp. (8540)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (JiangSu) Christiania nilssoni (7943)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Hubei) Christiania huanghuaensis (186305) Nubialba sp., Christiania sulcata (186304)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Kazakhstan Christiania sulcata (80180 80208)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Shaanxi) Christiania sp., Nubialba sp. (186306)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Christiania sp. (326) Christiania trentonensis (76125)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Kazakhstan Christiania egregia (80215 80217 80218 80222 80257 80261 80269) Christiania sp. (116309) Christiania sulcata (80181 80206 80207 80209 80210 80213)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Sweden (Vestergotland) Christiania sp. (76080)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (GuangDong) Christiania sp. (4680)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (ZheJiang) Christiania sp. (7781)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5United Kingdom (Wales) Christiania sp. (348)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.4 - 443.7Russian Federation (Taimyr) Christiania sp. (37636)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Oslo-Asker) Christiania oblonga (191111)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) Christiania trentonensis (76338 76449)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (British Columbia) Christiania subquadrata (35426 192178 192180)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Virginia) Christiania sp. (85741 85742 85744 85747 85748 85752 85753 85754)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Christiania subquadrata (164296)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Alaska) Christiania aseptata (164853)
Ashbyan - Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Christiania sp. (6276 6387 6388)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Christiania sp. (6355)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Christiania perrugata (89157)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Christiania trentonensis (164925)
Haljala456.8 - 453.9Norway (Oslo) Christiania holtedahli (186391)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 453.0Norway (Ringerike) Christiania holtedahli (194814)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 453.0Norway (Oslo) Christiania holtedahli (162992)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 453.0Norway (Asker) Christiania holtedahli (194667 194813)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Christiania bilobata (192745) Christiania perrugata (165038 165043 165046 165047 165048 165049)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) Christiania sp. (3659 3661 3662)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (Sichuan) Christiania sp. (7255)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (ZheJiang) Christiania sp. (7804)
Onnian - Cautleyan453.0 - 448.8Belgium Christiania magna (185317)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Anhui) Christiania nilssoni (186337)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Guizhou) Christiania nilssoni (186332) Christiania sp. (186324 186330)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Kazakhstan Christiania proclivis (185960 185962 204072 204073 204074 204075 204076 204091) Christiania skolia (80173)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Christiania dalarnensis (73413)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Christiania skolia (2699 2751 166849)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Christiania bilobata (164412) Christiania perrugata (219884)
Streffordian451.3 - 449.5United Kingdom (Shropshire) Christiania hollii (173803)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Estonia Christiania sp. (168979)
Harju450.5 - 443.8Sweden Christiania sp. (378 379)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia Christiania sp. (168969)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Italy (Sardinia) Christiania nilssoni (185148 185151 185158) Christiania sp. (75890)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Christiania portlocki (89260)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Christiania dubia (37469 37790)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Sweden Christiania sp. (2773)
Pusgillian - Cautleyan449.5 - 448.8China (JiangSu) Christiania nilssoni (7872)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Jiangxi) Christiania magna (186273 186276)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Zhejiang) Christiania nilssoni (25864)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (GuangXi) Christiania sp. (4672)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Maine) Christiania sp. indet., Nubialba forbesi (185954)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Guizhou) Christiania sp. (186312 186318)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Hubei) Christiania portlocki (114989)
Pirgu - Porkuni449.5 - 443.7Sweden (Dalarne) Christiania dalarnensis (73407 73462)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Christiania dalarnensis (73408 73466)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Belgium Christiania magna (185312)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) Christiania nilssoni (185100 185112)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom Christiania portlocki (163263 163264)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Christiania sp. (8291)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2China (ZheJiang) Christiania sp. (7776)
Rawtheyan - Pusgillian448.8 - 449.2USA (Alaska) Christiania aseptata (164855)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2USA (Alaska) Christiania aseptata (164854)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Christiania nilssoni (185116 185125) Christiania sp. (3675 8327 81274 192503)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Christiania sp. (3666 3667 3668 3670 3671)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway Christiania sp. (163404)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Belgium Christiania magna (185304 185307 185308 185309 185315 185316)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway (Oslo-Asker Dist.) Christiania sp. (365)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Norway (Oslo) Christiania sp. (159374)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (England) Christiania sp. (3678)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Kazakhstan (South Central) Christiania sp. (151931)