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Railtonella

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Grorudiidae

Taxonomy
Railtonella was named by Laurie (1991) [Sepkoski's age data: O m Sepkoski's reference number: 1135]. Its type is Railtonella scanloni.

It was assigned to Grorudiidae by Williams et al. (2000) and Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
R. scanloni (type species), R. sinensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Railtonella Laurie
2000Railtonella Williams et al. p. 329
2002Railtonella Sepkoski

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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
familyGrorudiidaeCocks and Rong 1989
genusRailtonella

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. †Railtonella Laurie 1991
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Railtonella scanloni Laurie 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Castlemainian to the top of the Caradoc or 472.00000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Castlemainian472.0 - 468.9Australia (Tasmania) R. scanloni (203169)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5China (Guizhou) Leptellina sinensis (186302)