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Ella

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae

Taxonomy
Ella was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Martinia (Ella) by Reed (1944).

It was assigned to Martinia by Reed (1944); to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Brachythyrididae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Martinia (Ella) Reed p. 228
2002Ella Sepkoski
2006Ella Williams et al. p. 1821

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyBrachythyridoideaFrederiks 1924
familyBrachythyrididaeFredericks 1924
genusElla

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. †Ella
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Ella qaganqulutica Lee and Su 1980
Ella simensis Tschernyschew 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height312.511.013.513.01.32

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Changhsingian or 298.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation (Rostovskaya) E. simensis (126257)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation E. simensis (110186)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Alaska) Martinia simensis (112187)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3China (Guangxi) E. sp. (134337)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation E. simensis (110211)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) E. qaganqulutica (109617)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Martinia blanfordi (127033)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Martinia blanfordi (125891 125896 125897 125898 125902 125903 125907 127006)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Martinia simensis (126896)