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Aegiria

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae

Taxonomy
Aegiria was named by Opik (1933). Its type is Aegiria norvegica.

It was reranked as Chonetoidea (Aegiria) by Reed (1935).

It was assigned to Sowerbyellinae by Opik (1933); to Chonetoidea by Reed (1935); to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); to Xenambonitidae by Musteikis and Cocks (2004); to Aegiromenidae by Benedetto (2012); and to Aegiromeninae by Bassett and Cocks (1974), Mitchell (1977), Williams et al. (2000), Rubel (2011), Huang et al. (2016) and Huang et al. (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Aegiria Opik
1935Chonetoidea (Aegiria) Reed
1974Aegiria Bassett and Cocks
1977Aegiria Mitchell
2000Aegiria Williams et al. p. 335
2002Aegiria Sepkoski
2002Aegironites Sepkoski
2004Aegiria Musteikis and Cocks
2011Aegiria Rubel
2012Aegiria Benedetto p. 439
2016Aegirea Huang et al.
2019Aegiria Huang 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
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyAegiromenidae(Havlicek 1961)
genusAegiriaOpik 1933

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. †Aegiria Opik 1933
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Subg. †Aegiria (Epelidoaegiria) Strusz 1982
Aegiria apta Huang et al. 2019
Aegiria garthensis Jones 1928
Aegiria norvegica Opik 1933
Invalid names: Aegironetes [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-10 12:05:58
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:05:58
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Vinice to the top of the Pridoli or 457.50000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (82 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Czech Republic A. sp. (3856)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (Guizhou) Aegironetes minuta (186302)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Sweden (Skane) A. sp. (80104)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Sweden (Skania) A. sp. (2770)
Berounian - Vinice457.9 - 455.8Spain (Zaragoza) A. sp. (196921)
Bohdalec457.5 - 445.2Czech Republic A. sp. (3873 3874)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic A. sp. (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic A. sp. (3865 3866)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Prague) Aegironetes tristis (76479)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Praha) Aegironetes sp. (151986 151988) Aegironetes tristis (151985)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Italy (Sardinia) A. sp. (75890) Aegironetes tristis (185151)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic Aegironites sp. (3879 3880)
Wufeng449.5 - 443.7China (Hubei) A. sp. (4687)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom A. sp. (163262)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) A. sp. (3675)
Kosovian445.6 - 443.7Czech Republic A. sp. (3882)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Czech Republic (Praha) Aegironetes tristis (202253)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (Shaanxi) A. sp. (75544)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (Guizhou) A. sp. (151961)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Wales) A. garthensis (3453 3469 3472)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (Henan) A. apta (200176 200177 200178 200179) A. sp. (25733) A. sp., A. apta (200174 200175)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Norway A. norvegica (13844)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5United Kingdom (Wales) A. garthensis (4942 4943 4948 4972 4979 4995 4996)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Norway A. norvegica (14318) A. sp. (2882)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Yakutiya) A. sp. (79507)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4China (Sichuan) A. sp. (25734)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4China (Hubei) A. sp. (25793)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Norway A. norvegica (503)
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia (Pärnu) A. norvegica (193678)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway (Oslo Asker) A. norvegica (165436)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5China (Hubei) A. sp. (27813)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway (Asker) Aegirea norvegica (160128)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Czech Republic Aegironetes lunula (14085) Aegironetes lunulla (14087)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway (Oslo) A. norvegica (504 506)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Scotland) A. norvegica (153465)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway Aegirea norvegica (14279 14303) A. norvegica (13845 13847)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Sweden A. sp. (159343)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) A. mariaformis (24930) A. sp. 1 (26061)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Australia (Australian Capital Territory) A. sp. (25649)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Australia (Victoria) A. sp. (494)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Yunnan) A. sp. (27783)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (California) A. sp. (226732)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) A. sp. (25712)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Mongolia A. mongoliensis (45988)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) A. sp. (497)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territory) A. sp. (25639)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) A. thomasi (8339 8340 8341)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Wales) A. sp. (484 485)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Jilin) A. sp. (25849)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (481 482)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Yukon Territory) A. mariaformis (26657)