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Cliftonia

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Cliftonia Foerste
2000Cliftonia Williams et al. p. 685
2002Cliftonia Sepkoski
2015Cliftonia Hints and Harper

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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
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderTriplesiidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyTriplesioideaSchuchert 1913
familyTriplesiidaeSchuchert 1913
genusCliftoniaFoerste 1909

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. †Cliftonia Foerste 1909
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Subg. †Cliftonia (Cliftonia) Foerste 1909
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†Cliftonia lamellosa Williams 1951
†Cliftonia obovata Chang 1981
†Cliftonia oxoplecioides Wright 1963
†Cliftonia psittacina Wahlenberg 1821
†Cliftonia striata Foerste 1909
†Cliftonia tubulistriata Savage 1913
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: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2006).g
Created: 2009-06-06 12:39:53
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:39:53
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Llandeilo to the top of the Ludlow or 461.10000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (132 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (QingHai) C. sp. (8679)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (GanSu) C. sp. (8561)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Russian Federation C. dorsata (186111)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Morocco C. sp. (21001)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8France (Finistere) C. sp. (20869)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Norway C. psittacina (159413 159536)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) C. psittacina (73413)
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) C. costata (37792) C. platystrophoides (37793)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Praha) C. sp. (151988)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Prague) C. sp. (76479)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic C. sp. (3879)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) C. costata, C. platystrophoides (37790) C. perfecta (37469)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Sichuan) C. sp. (27772)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Québec) C. sp. (25123)
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7USA (Illinois) Atrypa tubulistriata (173289)
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7USA (Missouri) C. tubulistriata (162507)
Wufeng449.5 - 443.7China (Hubei) C. sp. (4687)
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4China (Sichuan) C. sp. (7665)
Cautleyan - Hirnantian449.2 - 443.4China (Sichuan) C. sp. (7250)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway C. psittacina (163020)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) C. oxoplecioides (8370) C. sp. (8371)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway C. psittacina (163406)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway (Oslo-Asker Dist.) C. sp. (365)
Kosovian445.6 - 443.7Czech Republic C. sp. (3882)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Latvia C. psittacina (173384 173389 173394 173397 173402 173407 173412 173413 173422 173439 173451 173466 173468 173473 173479 173489 173496 173529 173536 173539 173541 173688) C. sp. (168978 173423 173440 173452 173534) C. sp., C. psittacina (173463 173470)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Sweden (Dalarne) C. psittacina (152984 152985 153014 153015 153017 153018 153019 153024 153025 153026)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia C. psittacina (152046 173388 173429 173464 173483) C. sp. (151991 151992 151993 152048 152051) C. sp., C. psittacina (151994 151996 151997)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (Hubei) C. obovata (151941) C. oxoplecioides (75448) C. psittacina (75449) C. sp. (25816)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (Sichuan) C. sp. (25735 64812)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Kazakhstan C. sp. (153089)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Myanmar (Northern Shan) C. psittacina (202727)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden C. sp. (2768)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Ireland C. oxoplecioides (23068)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Thailand C. sp. (192500)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Norway (Oslo-Asker Dist.) C. sp. (437 441)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (Guizhou) C. sp. (153000 153004) C. sp. nov. (151935)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden (Jamtland) C. psittacina (153329)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) C. psittacina (73455)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (Yunnan) C. psittacina (203555 203556 211624)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4USA (Missouri) C. tubulistriata (55456 55457 55458 55459)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Czech Republic (Praha) C. oxoplecioides (149320)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) C. lamellosa (153336) C. sp. (8294 8387 8388 8392 8404 8405)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Norway C. psittacina (159372 159390 159393 159394 159406 159529 159531)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Norway (Oslo-Asker District) C. sp. (364)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Argentina (San Juan) C. oxoplecioides (8773 152571)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4New Zealand C. sp. (63097)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) C. contorta (26003 26009 26013 26014)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Northwest Territories) C. contorta (26011)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) C. lindstromi (13592 13594)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Missouri) C. sp. (26822)