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Schuchertella

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Schuchertella Girty
1908Orthothetes (Schuchertella) Clarke figs. pl. 41
1944Streptorhynchus (Schuchertella) Reed p. 22
1955Fardenia (Schuchertella) Lawson
1974Schuchertella Brunton and Champion p. 815
2000Schuchertella Williams et al. p. 665
2002Schuchertella 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
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familySchuchertellidae
subfamilySchuchertellinae
genusSchuchertellaGirty 1904

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. †Schuchertella Girty 1904
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Schuchertella bassa Grant 1995
Schuchertella beyrichi Rothpletz 1892
Schuchertella bowdenensis Carter and Kammer 1990
Schuchertella cooperi Grant 1976
Schuchertella costatula Hall and Clarke 1892
Schuchertella fushuiensis Chen and Liao 2007
Schuchertella lens White 1862
Schuchertella luliangensis Jin and Fang 1985
Schuchertella magna Tolmaschew 1924
Schuchertella nevadaensis Merriam 1940
Schuchertella percha Stainbrook 1947
Schuchertella probabilis Hayasaka 1922
Schuchertella propinqua Meek and Worthen 1868
Schuchertella quryatensis Yanagida and Pillevuit 1994
Schuchertella radialis Phillips 1836
Schuchertella resupinata Cooper and Dutro 1982
Schuchertella rubra Weller 1909
Schuchertella semiplana Waagen 1884
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Invalid names: Streptorhynchus (Schuchertella) purdoni Reed 1944 [synonym]
Schuchertella shenshuensis Lee and Gu 1980
Schuchertella subvexa Cooper and Grant 1974
Schuchertella tapina Grant 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height396.161.6012.07.002.85
valve height16.00----

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
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 12:36:42
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:36:42
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Changhsingian or 451.00000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (662 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) S. sp. (383)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) S. sp. (392)
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7USA (Illinois) S. propinqua (173288 173289)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (New York) S. sp. (10455)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) S. sp. (111803 111849)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) S. sp. (459 462 463)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Missouri) Coolinia propinquua (3351)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Greenland S. sp. (23053)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (New York) S. subplana (76754 81878 82558 82607 83096) S. tenuis, S. subplana, S. elegans (83097)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Virginia) S. sp. (527)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran S. sp. (175873)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greece S. bassa (42460 42461 64171)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Streptorhynchus asperulus (126751 126753) Streptorhynchus semiplana (126704)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) S. semiplana (117464 117465 117481)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Vietnam S. cooperi (42910)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Streptorhynchus asperulus (126896 126934 126981)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) S. semiplana (138391 138463)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Italy S. sp. (74939 105122)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran S. semiplana (125647)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) S. fushuiensis (74731 97020 97022)