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Clarkellidae

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Clarkellidae

Taxonomy
Clarkellidae was named by Schuchert and Cooper (1931). Its type is Clarkella.

It was assigned to Porambonitoidea by Williams et al. (2002) and Zhan et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Clarkellidae Schuchert and Cooper
2002Clarkellidae Williams et al. p. 943
2010Clarkellidae Zhan et al.

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyPorambonitoideaDavidson 1853
familyClarkellidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
familyClarkellidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931

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. †Clarkellidae Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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†Acanthoglypha affinis Reed 1909
G. †Clarkella Walcott 1908
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†Clarkella montanensis Walcott 1905
†Clarkella testudo Nikitin and Popov 1983
†Clarkella turgida Nikitin 1956
G. †Parallelostrophia Benedetto et al. 2003
G. †Yangtzeella Kolarova 1925
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Subg. †Yangtzeella (Vadimella) Nikitina et al. 2006
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†Yangtzeella (Vadimella) igori Nikitina et al. 2006
Subg. †Yangtzeella (Yangtzeella) Kolarova 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:46
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:11:46
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Edenian or 486.50000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (155 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Kazakhstan Clarkella testudo (122843) Clarkella turgida (122844 122845)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Texas) Syntrophina carinifera (216005)
Batyrbaian - Tremadocian491.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Syntrophina altaica (205624)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (Utah) Syntrophina campbelli (104152 104165 104177 104178)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hubei) Stichotrophia sp. (4738)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Utah) Syntrophina sp. (276)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) Syntrophina altaica (186013) Syntrophina sp. (186011)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (San Juan) Parallelostrophia septata (66889 66891)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Parallelostrophia septata (66890)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Guizhou) Syntrophina sp. (4770) Syntrophinella sp. (4772)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Vermont) Syntrophina sp. (277)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Montana) Syntrophina sp. (275)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (AnHui) Syntrophinella sp. (7831)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan and Hubei) Yangtzeella sp. (7719)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (HeBei) Syntrophina sp. (7977)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Anhui) Yangtzeella poloi (116332)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (Montana) Syntrophina nana (284 69026 69027)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (Texas) Diaphelasma oklahomense (56494)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Diaphelasma sp. (106194 106203 106205 106208 106209 106215 106223)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (North Dakota) Syntrophina nana (69030 69031 69035 69041)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6Canada (Newfoundland) Diaphelasma sp. (196501)
Migneintian485.4 - 478.6USA (Missouri) Syntrophina campbelli (50206) Syntrophina campbelli, Syntrophina missouriensis (50203 50204 50207)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) Diaphelasma oklahomense (289)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (Utah) Syntrophina carinifera (104252) Syntrophina sp. (104066 104073)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6Canada (Newfoundland) Diaphelasma sp. (196438)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (North Dakota) Syntrophina nana (119478) Syntrophina sp. (414 119477)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Texas) Syntrophina sp. (271)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Utah) Syntrophina sp. (103920)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Syntrophina sp., Syntrophina altaica (205623)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (Missouri) Syntrophina missouriensis (189372)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0USA (Texas) Diaphelasma sp., Syntrophina sp., Syntrophinella sp. (283)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Diaphelasma breviseptum (212586)
Canadian485.4 - 457.3USA (Maryland) Diaphelasma sp., Stichotrophia sp., Syntrophinella sp. (285)
Tulean480.8 - 474.9USA (Utah) Syntrophina sp. (104075 104077 104092 105774)
Tulean480.8 - 474.9USA (Montana) Syntrophina sp. (287) Syntrophina sp. undet. (174452)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1China (Yunnan) Yangtzeella sp. (116335)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1China (Hubei) Yangtzeella poloi (116328 116329 116330 116331)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1China (Guizhou) Yangtzeella sp. (116333 116334)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (AnHui) Yangtzeella sp. (7854)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (JiangSu) Yangtzeella sp. (7876 7923 7927 7933)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Hubei) Yangtzeella sp. (7727)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Sichuan) Yangtzeella sp. (7659 7661)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Hunan and Hubei) Yangtzeella sp. (7717)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Guizhou) Yangtzeella sp. (7358 7385)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Guizhou) Clarkella sp. (4764 4766 4767) Clarkella sp., Yangtzeella sp. (4763) Diaphelasma sp. (4755) Yangtzeella sp. (4756 4757 4759 4760 4765 5252 7355)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (QingHai) Syntrophinella sp. (8684 23599)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hubei) Yangtzeella sp. (4709 4714 4715 4716 4718 4719 4720 4721 4723)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0USA (Montana) Diaphelasma sp., Syntrophina sp. (286)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (AnHui) Yangtzeella sp. (7841)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (Wales) Diaphelasma sp. (69096)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0USA (Nevada) Syntrophina sp. (60037 60038 64601)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Sichuan) Diaphelasma sp. (5415 5419) Yangtzeella sp. (7648)
Arenigian - Llanvirn478.6 - 458.4China (Guizhou) Yangtzeella sp. (116336 116338)
Arenigian - Llanvirn478.6 - 458.4China (Sichuan) Yangtzeella sp. (116337)
Floian477.7 - 470.0China (Hubei) Fenxiangella teres, Stichotrophia sp., Syntrophina sp., Yangtzeella poloi (186117) Yangtzeella poloi (186113 186114 186115 186116 186118 186119 186120 186121) Yangtzeella yichangensis (203694 203695)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) Syntrophina sp. (104131)
Castlemainian - Yapeenian470.0 - 467.3Ireland Syntrophina magna, Acanthoglypha affinis (153922)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3China (Hubei) Syntrophina sp., Yangtzeella poloi (186123) Yangtzeella poloi (186112 186122 186124 186125 186126 186127)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1Kazakhstan Yangtzeella igori (165544) Yangtzeella sp. (165486 165487)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Hubei) Yangtzeella sp. (4713)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Guizhou) Yangtzeella sp. (7341)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (Guizhou) Yangtzeella sp. (4753)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Sichuan) Yangtzeella kueiyangensis (64229 64778)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Hubei) Yangtzeella poloi (186129 186130 186131 186133)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Iran Yangtzeella sp. (186093)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9China (Guizhou) Yangtzeella sp. (7340)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2China (ShanXi) Yangtzeella sp. (8009)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0China (ShanXi) Yangtzeella sp. (7885)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) Syntrophina sp. (34895)