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Gunnarella

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Gunnarella was named by Spjeldnaes (1957). Its type is Gunnarella delta.

It was reranked as Strophomena (Gunnarella) by Spjeldnaes (1957).

It was assigned to Strophomena by Spjeldnaes (1957); to Strophomenoidea by Williams et al. (2000); to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Strophomeninae by Mitchell (1977) and Williams et al. (2007).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Strophomena (Gunnarella) Spjeldnaes p. 150
1957Gunnarella Spjeldnaes p. 214
1977Gunnarella Mitchell
2000Gunnarella Williams et al. p. 302
2002Gunnarella Sepkoski
2007Gunnarella Williams et al. p. 2598

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
subfamilyStrophomeninaeKing 1846
genusGunnarella

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. †Gunnarella Spjeldnaes 1957
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Gunnarella corrugata Conrad 1842
Gunnarella corrugatella Portlock 1843
Gunnarella delta Spjeldnaes 1957
Gunnarella magnifica Cocks 2005
Gunnarella mcdermotti Cocks 2014
Strophomena (Gunnarella) beta Spjeldnaes 1957
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: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-10 12:25:02
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:25:02
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Longvillian to the top of the Telychian or 457.50000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Haljala - Keila460.9 - 455.8Norway (Asker) Strophomena alpha (194667)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Norway (Hadeland) Strophomena alpha (194829)
Longvillian - Woolstonian457.5 - 452.0Norway (Oslo) Strophomena beta (194828)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian457.5 - 452.0Norway G. sp. (2945 2947 2948)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian457.5 - 452.0China (Shaanxi) G. sp. (8540)
Marshbrookian - Actonian455.8 - 452.0Norway (Hadeland) G. sp. (166933 166942)
Marshbrookian - Onnian455.8 - 449.5Norway (Ringerike) Strophomena rigida (194826)
Rakvere - Nabala455.8 - 449.5Norway (Baerum) Strophomena delta (163195 194827)
Rawtheyan455.8 - 445.6United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (3667)
Rawtheyan455.8 - 445.6United Kingdom (Wales) G. sp. (8327 192503)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian455.8 - 443.4Norway (Oslo-Asker Dist.) G. sp. (365)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) G. magnifica (73413)
Cautleyan449.5 - 445.6United Kingdom G. corrugatella (163262)
Cautleyan449.5 - 445.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) G. corrugatella (163261) Orthis corrugata (154951)
Cautleyan449.5 - 445.6United Kingdom (Wales) G. mcdermotti (185101 185113)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.6United Kingdom (Wales) G. sp. (8291) Limbimurina sp. (8290)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (HeiLongJiang) G. sp. (21149)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) G. sp. (11703)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Québec) G. sp. (28136)
Pirgu - Porkuni449.5 - 443.7Sweden (Dalarne) G. magnifica (73407 73462)
Richmondian449.5 - 443.7United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) G. corrugatella (89260)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) G. magnifica (73408 73463)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Ireland (Mayo) G. undulata (207887)