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Tropidoleptidae

Rhynchonellata - Tropidoleptidae

Taxonomy
Tropidoleptidae was named by Schuchert (1896). Its type is Tropidoleptus.

It was assigned to Rhynchonellata by Williams et al. (2007).

Subtaxa
Tropidoleptus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Tropidoleptidae Schuchert
2007Tropidoleptidae Williams et al. p. 2820

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
familyTropidoleptidaeSchuchert 1896
familyTropidoleptidaeSchuchert 1896

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. †Tropidoleptidae Schuchert 1896
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Tropidoleptus carinatus Conrad 1839
Tropidoleptus platys Cooper and Dutro 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:48:06
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:48:06
Source: 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 Early/Lower Frasnian or 419.20000 to 382.40000 Ma

Collections (446 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nova Scotia) Tropidoleptus sp. (24857)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.2 - 382.7Colombia Tropidoleptus sp. (35915)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Venezuela Tropidoleptus sp. (35894)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Moravia) Tropidoleptus carinatus (25092)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Germany (Eifel) Tropidoleptus rhenanus (24385 24388)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Eifel) Tropidoleptus indet. (24623 24625)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Tropidoleptus rhenanus (182837)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Libya Tropidoleptus sp. (35633)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Bolivia (La Paz) Tropidoleptus carinatus (36028 36029)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Amapa) Tropidoleptus sp. (37136)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Piaui) Tropidoleptus sp. (37121)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Colombia Tropidoleptus carinatus (36017 36018) Tropidoleptus sp. (35863 35870 35871 35872 35893)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Para) Tropidoleptus sp. (37138)
Emsian - Givetian407.6 - 382.7Chile (Salar de Atacama) Tropidoleptus carinatus (3643)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7South Africa Tropidoleptus sp. (a) (35597)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Tropidoleptus carinatus (36045 36046)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Venezuela Tropidoleptus sp. (35897 35899)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Brazil (Para) Tropidoleptus sp. (37137)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Bolivia (La Paz) Tropidoleptus carinatus (36030 36039 36070)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Piaui) Tropidoleptus sp. (37170 37171)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Venezuela Tropidoleptus sp. (35901)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Mato Grosso) Tropidoleptus sp. (37160)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Tropidoleptus carinatus (11101)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Tropidoleptus carinatus (91091 91215 91216 91225 91226 91227 91229 91232 91233 91237 91238 91239 91240 91241 91242 91243 91244 91245 91246 91247 91248 91249 91250 91269 91270 91272 91274 91275 91278 91279 91280 91281)
Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian393.3 - 358.9Colombia Tropidoleptus sp. (35883 35884)
Late/Upper Givetian388.1 - 383.7Libya Tropidoleptus carinatus (35628)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Venezuela Tropidoleptus sp. (35902 35903)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Tropidoleptus carinatus (38450 38451 38452 38453 38454 38455 38456 38457)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Libya Tropidoleptus carinatus (36184 36185 36186 36192 36194 36195)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Brazil (Para) Tropidoleptus sp. (37173)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain (Aragon) Tropidoleptus carinatus (40444)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Mauritania Tropidoleptus sp. (62049 62054 62057)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Tropidoleptus carinatus (38475 38476)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7South Africa (Western Cape) Tropidoleptus sp. (77959)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Tropidoleptus carinatus (5619 5657 5661 5664 5668 8715 8753 8980 8991 8992 8998 8999 9000 9001 9002 9003 9004 9014 9015 9016 9017 9018 9019 9020 9027 9028 9029 9359 9360 9361 9362 9363 9364 9365 9399 9400 9401 9402 9403 9404 9405 9406 9500 9501 9502 9503 9504 9505 9506 9508 9509 9510 9596 9599 9601 9609 86229 86240 86241 86256 86268 86269 86339 86385 86387 86635 86636 86637 86640 86641 86643 86644 86645 86647 86648 86649 86652 86653 86657 89651 89652 89653 89654 89655 89656 89657 89660 89661 89662 89663 89668 89669 89670 89671 89672 89676 89677 89680 89685 89686 89687 89688 89689 89692 89694 89698 89699 89703 89704 89705 89706 89708 89709 89710 89711 89712 89713 89714 89715 89716 89719 89720 89721 89722 89728 89731 89736 89737 89740 89741 89744 89750 89751 89752 89753 89754 89755 89756 89757 89766 89768 89769 89771 89772 89774 89775 89777 89781 89782 89783 89800 89801 89802 89805 89807 89808 89812 89822 89876 89877 89879 89880 89883 89884 89885 89887 89888 89889 89893 89896 89899 89900 89901 89902 89903 89904 89905 89910 89911 89912 89915 89917 89919 89921 89922 89923 89924 89925 89927 89928 89929 89930 89932 89933 89935 89936 89937 89939 89940 89941 89942 89944 89954 89955 89956 89957 89958 89959 89962 89963 89964 89965 89966 89967 89968 89970 89980 89983 89985 89986 90841 90843 90844 90848 90849 90854 94410 94411 94432 94433 94438 94440 94442 94450 94451 96209 96342 96345 96346 96356 96363 96376 96382 96385 96386 96387 96388 96389 111330 111331 111332 111345 111349 111415 111416 111421 111422 111423 111425 111443 111467 111471 111612 111629 111631 111640 111818 111824 111827 111828 111829 111830 111832 111836 111837 111840 111841 111842) Tropidoleptus sp. (8815 8817 8824 8826 8827 8828 8829 8830 8831 8832 8833 8918 8920 8959 8963 8967 8968 8971 8973 9369 9372 10519)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) Tropidoleptus carinatus (9657 9661 9664 9667 9670 9674 9704 9706 9883 9888 9896 9897 9898 9899 9901 9903 9905 9906 9907 9908 9909 9922 9924 9926) Tropidoleptus sp. (627 669 670)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (West Virginia) Tropidoleptus carinatus (96330 96331)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Libya Tropidoleptus carinatus (35616 35618)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) Tropidoleptus sp. (65400 65695)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) Tropidoleptus sp. (77958)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Tropidoleptus sp. (7174)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Colombia (Boyaca) Tropidoleptus carinatus (36012)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) Tropidoleptus carinatus (3806 3810) Tropidoleptus sp. (10290 10322 10327 10328 10396 10401 10409 10413 10426 10439 65697 65698)