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Mcewanella

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Taxonomy
Mcewanella was named by Foerste (1920).

It was assigned to Rhactorthinae by Wright (1964); to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platystrophiidae by Williams et al. (2000) and Zuykov and Egerquist (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Mcewanella Foerste
1964Mcewanella Wright
2000Mcewanella Williams et al. p. 775
2002Mcewanella Sepkoski
2005Mcewanella Zuykov and Egerquist

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlatystrophiidaeSchuchert 1929
genusMcewanellaFoerste 1920

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. †Mcewanella Foerste 1920
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Mcewanella dorsisulcata Wright 1964
Mcewanella vulcanica Villas et al. 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:01:32
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:28:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Llandeilo to the top of the Cautleyan or 466.00000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Spain (Asturias) M. vulcanica (21085)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) M. sp. (205561)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9United Kingdom (Wales) M. sp. (3366)
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) M. sp. (46893)
Marshbrookian - Actonian455.0 - 453.0Norway (Hadeland) M. dorsisulcata (166927 166942)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) M. sp. (219884)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Portugal M. sp. (20956)
Kralodvorian - Ashgill449.8 - 443.7France (Finistere) M. sp. (20868)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Ireland (Leinster) M. dorsisulcata (89130)