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Meganteridinae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Meganterididae

Taxonomy
Meganteridinae was named by Schuchert and LeVene (1929). Its type is Meganteris.

It was assigned to Meganterididae by Williams et al. (2006).

Subtaxa
Meganterella, Meganteris (type genus), Reeftonella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Meganteridinae Schuchert and LeVene
2006Meganteridinae Williams et al. p. 2009

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyStringocephaloideaKing 1850
familyMeganterididaeSchuchert and LeVene 1929
subfamilyMeganteridinaeSchuchert and LeVene 1929
subfamilyMeganteridinaeSchuchert and LeVene 1929

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.

Subfm. †Meganteridinae Schuchert and LeVene 1929
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†Meganterella finksi Boucot 1959
G. †Meganteris Suess 1855
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†Meganteris ovata Maurer 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Frasnian or 419.20000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco Meganteris sp. (13938)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3USA (New York) Meganterella finksi (75469)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Spain (Aragon) Meganteris sp. (40400)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Spain (Palencia) Meganteris sp. (40348)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Spain (Aragon) Meganteris sp. (40403)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Belgium (Liège) Meganteris ovata (157914)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Eifel) Meganteris ovata (24633)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand (North Westland) Reeftonella neozelanica (3674)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand Reeftonella neozelanica (40522 40525 40527 40529)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (Niedersachsen) Meganteris archiaci (38350)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (Hessen) Meganteris archiaci (38349)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) Meganterella finksi (232952)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Spain (Aragon) Meganteris sp. (40433)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Colombia (Boyaca) Meganteris australis (36012)