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Wellerella

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae

Taxonomy
Wellerella was named by Dunbar and Condra (1932) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-l P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 1,411]. It is the type genus of Wellerellidae, Wellerellinae.

It was reranked as Pugnax (Wellerella) by Reed (1944).

It was assigned to Pugnax by Reed (1944); to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Wellerellinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Wellerella Dunbar and Condra
1944Pugnax (Wellerella) Reed p. 123
2002Changyangrhynchus Sepkoski
2002Wellerella Sepkoski
2002Wellerella Williams et al. p. 1256

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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
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyWellerellidaeLicharew 1956
subfamilyWellerellinaeLicharew 1956
genusWellerella

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. †Wellerella Dunbar and Condra 1932
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Wellerella arthaberi Tschernyschew 1914
Wellerella bidentata Girty 1908
Wellerella connivens Eichwald 1860
Wellerella delicatula Dunbar and Condra 1932
Wellerella girtyi Cooper and Grant 1976
Wellerella globosa Koczyrkevicz 1983
Wellerella granum Tschernyschew 1902
Wellerella hemiplicata Cooper 1953
Wellerella lemasi Cooper 1953
Wellerella minuta Chronic 1949
Wellerella multiplicata Cooper 1957
Wellerella nitidula Cooper and Grant 1976
Wellerella osagensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
Wellerella polycostata Glushenko 1975
Wellerella rotunda Cooper 1953
Wellerella saxatilis Reed 1931
Wellerella tetrahedra Dunbar and Condra 1932
Wellerella texana Shumard 1859
Wellerella truncata Dunbar and Condra 1932
Invalid names: Changyangrhynchus [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available