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Mentzeliidae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae

Taxonomy
Mentzeliidae was named by Dagys (1974).

It was assigned to Spiriferinoidea by He and Chen (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Mentzeliidae Dagys
2016Mentzeliidae He and Chen p. 967

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974

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.

Fm. †Mentzeliidae Dagys 1974
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Subfm. †Madoinae He and Chen 2016
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G. †Madoia Sun and Ye 1982
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†Madoia rostrata Sun and Ye 1982
Subfm. †Mentzeliinae Dagys 1974
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G. †Dagyssia Gaetani and Mantovani 2015
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†Dagyssia multicostata Yang and Xu 1966
†Dagyssia palaeotypus Loretz 1875
G. †Koeveskallina Dagys 1965
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†Koeveskallina bifurcata Guo et al. 2019
†Koeveskallina dalmani Klipstein 1843
†Koeveskallina epichara Sun and Ye 1982
†Koeveskallina media Sun and Ye 1982
†Koeveskallina paleotypus Loretz 1875
†Koeveskallina pannonica Bittner 1890
G. †Liaous He and Chen 2016
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†Liaous shaiwensis He and Chen 2016
G. †Mentzelia Quenstedt 1871
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†Mentzelia ampla Bittner 1890
†Mentzelia balatonica Bittner 1890
†Mentzelia glabra Dagys 1963
†Mentzelia mentzeli Dunker 1851
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Invalid names: Spirifer medianus Quenstedt 1871 [synonym]
†Mentzelia minor Sun and Ye 1982
†Mentzelia naliensis Reed 1944
†Mentzelia paucicostata Yang and Xu 1966
†Mentzelia ptychitiphila Bittner 1890
†Mentzelia rhaetica Pearson 1977
†Mentzelia scabrula Jin et al. 1979
†Mentzelia sinuata Dagys 1963
†Mentzelia subspherica Yang and Xu 1966
G. †Paramentzelia Xu 1978
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Subfm. †Tethyspirinae Carter 1994
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G. †Ptychomentzelia Gaetani and Mantovani 2015
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G. †Tethyspira Siblík 1991
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†Tethyspira persis Siblík 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Rhaetian or 259.90000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (271 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Mentzelia naliensis (125897 125903 125908 126268 126693)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Mentzelia naliensis (126759)
Induan252.17 - 251.2USA (Wyoming) Mentzelia sp. (203170)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Shaanxi) Mentzelia sp. (150462)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Turkey Ptychomentzelia propontica (179401 179402 179409)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Nepal Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis (107801)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Koeveskallina epichara (107716) Koeveskallina media, Mentzelia minor (107722) Madoia rostrata (107713 107723)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Veszprem) Koeveskallina sp. (44289)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Mentzelia mentzeli, Mentzelia multicostata, Mentzelia subspherica (201820)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Spiriferina mentzelii (203265) Spiriferina palaeotypus, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (203266)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Xizang) Mentzelia mentzeli (103241) Mentzelia subspherica (44340)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (206730) Spiriferina mentzelii, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (206725) Spiriferina ptychitiphila (206619 206720 206722)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria (Innsbruck) Mentzelia mentzelii (202274 202275)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Croatia Spiriferina mentzelii (135872)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Spiriferina mentzelii (136931)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (136260) Spiriferina mentzelii, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (128179)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (206205) Spiriferina mentzelii, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (206206)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Mentzelia koeveskalliensis (32542)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (135874 136952 136953) Spiriferina mentzelii (128182 135881 136921 136922 136923 136924)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Thailand Mentzelia mentzeli (44807)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy Mentzelia judicaria (29206 29207 29208 29209 29211) Mentzelia mentzeli (29203 29204 29205 29210) Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (128183 136954 136955 136956) Spiriferina mentzelii (113567 128184 128190 135865 136190 136925 136926 136927 136928 136929 137008) Spiriferina mentzelii, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (128186 136185) Spiriferina mentzelii, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis, Spiriferina palaeotypus (135877 136266) Spiriferina palaeotypus (136957)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Vietnam Mentzelia mentzeli (44763)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Slovenia Spiriferina mentzelii (136930)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Liaous shaiwensis (178664)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Romania Koeveskallina sp. A, Koeveskallina sp. B, Ptychomentzelia dobrogeana, Ptychomentzelia simionescui (197722)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Turkey Ptychomentzelia propontica (143857 143858 143860 143863 143906 143909 143912 143914 143915 143920 143927 143930 143935 143936 143937 143939 143940 143942 143945 143946 143951 143969 179403 179404 179406 179407 179408 179410)
Bithynian - Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Bulgaria Mentzelia ampla (44917)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy Mentzelia mentzeli (175096)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Turkey Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis (179412)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Lombardy) Mentzelia mentzeli (44531)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina ptychitiphila (137000)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Romania Mentzelia mentzeli (170256) Mentzelia sp., Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis (170260)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Spiriferina ptychitiphila (136996 136997 136999) Spiriferina ptychitiphila, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (136998)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (203220) Spiriferina mentzelii (203219)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Veszprem) Mentzelia mentzeli (43670) Mentzelia mentzeli, Mentzelia ampla (43648) Mentzelia mentzeli, Mentzelia ampla, Koeveskallina pannonica (43671 43672)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Yemen Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis (194532)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) Koeveskallina palaeotypus (81497)
Middle Triassic - Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Madoia sp., Mentzelia mentzeli (111833) Mentzelia mentzeli (111855)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Spiriferina mentzelii (203218)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis (40620) Mentzelia mentzeli (40621 40623 40624 40625 40626 40627 40631 40637 40638 40640 40641 40643 40645 40648) Mentzelia mentzeli, Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis (40616 40617 40639) Mentzelia mentzeli, Koeveskallina paleotypus (40634) Mentzelia mentzeli, Koeveskallina paleotypus, Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis (40630 40632 40633 40636 40642) Mentzelia mentzeli, Mentzelia balatonica, Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis (40618) Spiriferina balatonica, Spiriferina mentzelii (128189) Spiriferina mentzelii, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (128187) Spiriferina palaeotypus, Spiriferina mentzelii (136932) Spiriferina pannonica, Spiriferina ptychitiphila (136386)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Romania Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis (170257) Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis, Mentzelia ptychitiphila (170252)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) Mentzelia mentzeli (81496)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Turkey Ptychomentzelia propontica (143961 143962)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Serbia and Montenegro Mentzelia mentzeli (157932 157937 157938 157944)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina mentzelii, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (206612)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Hirsutella multicostata, Mentzelia subspherica (31610)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Slovakia Mentzelia mentzeli, Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis (23861) Mentzelia sp. (44913)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Vicentin) Mentzelia mentzeli (87260)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Spiriferina mentzelii (136180)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) Mentzelia mentzeli, Dagyssia multicostata, Koeveskallina bifurcata (206770)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Koeveskallina koeveskalliensis, Mentzelia mentzelii, Spiriferina ptychitiphila (81051)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Hirsutella multicostata, Mentzelia subspherica (31612 31617) Mentzelia mentzeli (44252 44347 152028) Mentzelia mentzeli, Hirsutella multicostata, Mentzelia subspherica (31611 31613 31614 31615 31618 31620 31621 31622 31623 31624 31625 31626 31627) Mentzelia mentzeli, Koeveskallina bifurcata (206771) Mentzelia mentzeli, Mentzelia subspherica (31616 31619 31628 31630 31631 31632) Mentzelia multicostata, Mentzelia paucicostata (152031) Mentzelia subspherica (31629 44247 152032 152033)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0China (Sichuan) Mentzelia mentzeli (123655)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina koeveskalliensis, Spiriferina ptychitiphila (203799) Spiriferina ptychitiphila (203800 203815) Spiriferina ptychitiphila, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (206721)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Spiriferina mentzelii, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (203796)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Serbia and Montenegro Spiriferina mentzelii, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (203795) Spiriferina meridionalis, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (203797)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Spiriferina ampla (202271)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Austria (Innsbruck) Mentzelia mentzelii (202279)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina mentzelii (203842) Spiriferina mentzelii, Spiriferina koeveskalliensis (203840 203841) Spiriferina meridionalis (206734 206735)
Bithynian - Longobardian247.2 - 235.0Iran Tethyspira persis (117900 117901 117906)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Turkey (Anatolia) Ptychomentzelia propontica (204511 204518)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Russian Federation Pennospiriferina sinuosa (214690)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Mentzelia sp. (44723)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Slovakia Koeveskallina palaeotypus, Mentzelia dalmani, Mentzelia mentzeli, Mentzelia ampla (23867) Mentzelia mentzeli (44352)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Russian Federation Pennospiriferina sinuosa (214780)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Bergamo) Mentzelia ampla (33367 33371 33374) Mentzelia mentzeli (33360 33375 33380 33382 33390) Mentzelia mentzeli, Mentzelia ampla (33377)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Laballa scabrula (85165)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Iran Tethyspira persis (117898 117902 117903 117904 117905)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) Mentzelia globra (25405) Mentzelia sp., Paramentzelia ovata (25404)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Mentzelia ampla (49313 49317)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5New Caledonia Mentzelia sp. (39934)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary Mentzelia ampla (23870)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Slovenia Mentzelia halobiarum (85148)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Slovakia Mentzelia halobiarum (49420 49422 49423 49438 49442 49444 49445 49446)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Russian Federation (Adygea republic) Mentzelia glabra, Mentzelia sinuata (128314)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Russian Federation Mentzelia glabra (128267)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56China (Sichuan) Paramentzelia ovata, Paramentzelia subsphaerica (123663)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56China (Yunnan) Mentzelia ampla (132585)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Mentzelia sp. (66932)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56China (Xizang) Mentzelia ampla (132584)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0China (Xizang) Mentzelia ampla, Mentzelia scabrula (132583) Mentzelia glabra (132683)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany Mentzelia rhaetica (137756)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Romania Mentzelia glabra (170280)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3New Zealand (Taharoa) Mentzelia sp., Mentzelia ampla (201921)