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Atelelasma

Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Clitambonitidae

Taxonomy
Atelelasma was named by Cooper (1956). Its type is Atelelasma perfectum.

It was assigned to Atelelasmatinae by Mitchell (1977); to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Clitambonitidae by Williams et al. (2000) and Liljeroth et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Atelelasma Cooper
1977Atelelasma Mitchell
2000Atelelasma Williams et al. p. 697
2002Atelelasma Sepkoski
2017Atelelasma Liljeroth 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
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderBillingsellida
suborderClitambonitidinaOpik 1934
superfamilyClitambonitoideaWinchell and Schuchert 1893
familyClitambonitidaeWinchell and Schuchert 1893
genusAtelelasmaCooper 1956

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. †Atelelasma Cooper 1956
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Atelelasma decorticatum Cooper 1956
Atelelasma dorsoconvexum Cooper 1956
Atelelasma longisulcum Liljeroth et al. 2017
Atelelasma multicosta Hudson 1905
Atelelasma perfectum Cooper 1956
Atelelasma primotica Ross and Barnes 1967
Atelelasma subdorsoconvexum Rozman and Severgina 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2006).g
Created: 2009-06-06 12:08:20
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:08:20
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Llanvirn to the top of the Ashbyan or 463.50000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian - Darriwilian477.7 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) A. batuensis (205664)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Tennessee) A. sp. (319)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) A. sp. (311 435)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) A. multicostatus (222075) A. sp. (308)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Virginia) A. decorticatum (186139 186140 186141 186142)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Clitambonites multicosta (172307 172308) Clitambonites multicostus (171794 172144 172193 172226)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) A. primotica (301) A. sp. (423 104278 104284)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) A. sp. (69097)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) A. batuensis (206165 206166) A. peregrinum (206302) A. subdorsokonvexum (206148)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Altay) A. subdorsoconvexum (45983 45987)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) A. peregrinum (9295)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) A. peregrinum (9222) A. sp. (9224)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) A. sp. (9228)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Mongolia A. subdorsoconvexum (45985)
Aurelucian458.4 - 456.6Ireland A. longisulcum (188890 188926)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) A. dorsoconvexum (186144 186145) A. obscurum (186146)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) A. decorticatum (186143)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) A. oklahomense (23893)
Onnian - Pusgillian453.0 - 449.2United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) A. sp. (163265)