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Caucasella

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Erymnariidae

Taxonomy
Caucasella was named by Moisseiev (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo J Call Sepkoski's reference number: 1091].

It was assigned to Septocrurellinae by Williams et al. (2002); to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhynchonellininae by Atrops and Alméras (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Caucasella Moisseiev
2002Caucasella Sepkoski
2002Caucasella Williams et al. p. 1218
2005Caucasella Atrops and Alméras p. 577

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyPugnacoideaRzhonsnitskaia 1956
familyErymnariidae
subfamilySeptocrurellinaeAger et al. 1972
genusCaucasellaMoisseiev 1934

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. †Caucasella Moisseiev 1934
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Caucasella trigona Quenstedt 1852
Caucasella trigonella Rothpletz 1886
Caucasella voultensis Oppel 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height68.364.6013.08.802.92

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Humphresianum to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 171.60000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Humphresianum171.6 - 168.4Ukraine C. trigona (163488 163491)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian171.6 - 164.7France C. voultensis (12016)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Slovakia C. trigona (29186)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Hungary (Baranya megye) C. voultensis (233520)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Hungary (Baranya) C. voultensis (233384)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France C. pseudoneumayri (12150)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Serbia and Montenegro C. trigonella (159191)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Algeria C. rectecostata (60025) C. trigona (60020 60021)
Early/Lower Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Hungary C. trigonella (127112)
Late/Upper Callovian - Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Ukraine C. trigonella (163384)
Late/Upper Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Bulgaria C. trigonella (106898)