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Norella

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Norellidae

Taxonomy
Norella was named by Bittner (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis-u Tr Nori Sepkoski's reference number: 1,538,1066]. It is the type genus of Norellinae, Norellidae, Norelloidea.

It was reranked as Rhynchonella (Norella) by Bittner (1892).

It was assigned to Rhynchonella by Bittner (1892); to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Norellinae by Williams et al. (2002) and Gaetani (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Norella Bittner p. 315
1892Rhynchonella (Norella) Bittner
2002Norella Sepkoski
2002Norella Williams et al. p. 1308
2019Norella Gaetani p. 98

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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
superfamilyNorelloideaAger 1959
familyNorellidaeAger 1959
subfamilyNorellinaeAger 1959
genusNorella

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. †Norella Bittner 1890
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Norella guttula Bittner 1890
Norella kellneri Bittner 1892
Norella kingi Bittner 1899
Norella refractifrons Bittner 1890
Norella retractifrons Bittner 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height84.370.8757.205.351.91

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 Spathian to the top of the Lacian or 251.30000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Romania N. kellneri (199551 199552)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Romania N. kellneri (199553 199554)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella refractifrons (206729) Rhynchonella retractifrons (206619)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Qilianoconcha refractofrons (103575 103616 103619 133072)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy Rhynchonella refractifrons (137003)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Romania N. kellneri (199556 199557 199558)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany Rhynchonella refractifrons (136995)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella refractifrons (137001) Rhynchonella retractifrons (137002)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Rhynchonella refractifrons (136997) Rhynchonella refractifrons, Rhynchonella retractifrons (136996) Rhynchonella retractifrons (136998)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Veszprem) N. refractifrons (43670) N. refractifrons, N. rosaliae (43672)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary N. sp. (40616 40648)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Slovakia N. sp. nov. (23861) Rhynchonella refractifrons (136258)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary N. refractifrons (81051)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Rhynchonella gortanii (201597)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Rhynchonella rosaliae (202271)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella manganophila (203840)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Romania N. kellneri (170267)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) N. sp. 1, N. sp. 2 (85165)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella guttula (203843)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3Slovakia N. obesa (42587)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Ukraine N. sp. (133099)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary N. pusillula (23870)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Slovakia N. obesa (49422)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Sichuan) N. kingi (123651)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella guttula, Rhynchonella geyeri (203844)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria N. guttula (66932)