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Hedeina

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae

Taxonomy
Hedeina was named by Boucot (1957).

It was synonymized subjectively with Macropleura by Bassett and Cocks (1974).

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eospiriferinae by Jin and Chatterton (1997) and Williams et al. (2006).

Species
H. crispa
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. balchaschensis, H. eudora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Hedeina Boucot
1997Hedeina Jin and Chatterton
2002Hedeina Sepkoski
2006Hedeina Williams et al. p. 1696

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyCyrtioideaFrederiks 1924
familyCyrtiidaeFrederiks 1924
subfamilyEospiriferinaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusHedeina

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. †Hedeina Boucot 1957
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†Hedeina crispa Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2006).g
Created: 2009-06-06 10:49:35
Modified: 2009-06-06 12:49:35
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Lochkovian or 438.50000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian - Wenlock443.8 - 427.4USA (Illinois) H. sp. (13355)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Australia (New South Wales) H. sp. (25723)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4China (Guizhou) H. sp. (25846)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Iowa) H. sp. (26712 26714)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) H. eudora (77052)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Nevada) H. sp. (467)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) H. sp. (26041)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4USA (Nevada) H. sp. (24787)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Iowa) H. sp. (24963 24969 26763)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5USA (Indiana) H. sp. (26803)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Canada (Québec) H. sp. (25162)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5USA (Iowa) H. sp. (26769)
Telychian - Wenlock438.5 - 427.4USA (Nevada) H. sp. (51557)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (Indiana) H. sp. (26805)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) H. sp. (26003 26009 26013 26014)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Tennessee) H. eudora (26788)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Wisconsin) H. sp. (13353 26815)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Ireland H. crispa (500)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) H. eudora (26778 26789 26792 26794) H. sp. (26856)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) H. sp. (473 474)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Iowa) H. sp. (25019 25031 25032 25034 26702)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) H. sp. (26059 26073)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Alabama) H. sp. (24868)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) H. sp. (25712)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) H. sp. (26770 26816)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Wisconsin) H. sp. (26701 26707)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Greenland H. sp. (188491)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Iowa) H. sp. (26716)
Whitwellian430.5 - 425.4Canada (Northwest Territories) H. sp. (26035 26042 26048)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Jilin) H. eudora (27913)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Nevada) H. balchaschensis (204035)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) H. crispa (13532)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Australia (New South Wales) H. bowningensis (25634) H. sp. (25635)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (New York) H. sp. (24815)
Helderbergian419.2 - 393.3USA (New York) H. macropleura (25895)