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Wellerellina

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Wellerellina Shen et al. p. 183
2002Wellerellina Williams et al. p. 1275

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyPontisiidaeCooper and Grant 1976
subfamilyPontisiinaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusWellerellina

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.

G. †Wellerellina Shen et al. 1992
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Wellerellina chongqingensis Shen et al. 1992
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Invalid names: Wellerellina triplicata Shen et al. 1992 [synonym]
Wellerellina extensa Shen et al. 1992
Wellerellina opima Shen et al. 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height105.783.308.405.951.50

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran W. sp. (155109)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) W. chongqingensis (138501)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hunan) W. chongqingensis (138548)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) W. chongqingensis (138511 138524)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) W. chongqingensis (94977 138387) W. chongqingensis, W. opima (94972) W. extensa (94985) W. opima, W. triplicata (94984)