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Megerliinae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Kraussinidae

Taxonomy
Megerliinae was named by Hiller et al. (2008). It is extant. Its type is Megerlia.

It was assigned to Kraussinidae by Bitner and Müller (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Megerliinae Hiller et al.
2017Megerliinae Bitner and Müller p. 223

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyKraussinoideaDall 1870
familyKraussinidaeDall 1870
subfamilyMegerliinaeHiller et al. 2008
subfamilyMegerliinaeHiller et al. 2008

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.

Subfm. Megerliinae Hiller et al. 2008
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G. Megerlia King 1850
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Megerlia acrura Hiller 1986
†Megerlia dubitanda Cooper 1894
Megerlia echinata Fischer and Oehlert 1890
Megerlia eusticta Philippi 1836
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Invalid names: Terebratula lucinoides Costa 1851 [synonym]
Megerlia gigantea Deshayes 1863
Megerlia granosa Seguenza 1865
Megerlia margaritata Meznerics 1943
Megerlia truncata Linnaeus 1767
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Invalid names: Megerlia orientalis Stevanovic 1964 [synonym], Terebratula oblita Michelotti 1847 [synonym]
Invalid names: Megerlea Davidson 1856 [synonym], Muhlfeldtia Batle 1880 [synonym], Pantellaria Dall 1919 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:29:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:29:57
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 150.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Megerlea pectunculus, Megerlea loricata (23887)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Megerlia dubitanda (224893)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Romania Megerlia sp. (233412)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Megerlia sp. (186786)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Megerlia truncata (233116 233119 233120)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Megerlia truncata (152695)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Megerlia sp. (70539)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Bulgaria Megerlia truncata (175794)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Megerlia truncata (51687 159682 159683 159684 159686 159687 159689 159694 233136 233143) Megerlia truncata, Pantellaria monstruosa (233132 233133) Pantellaria monstruosa (233134 233138)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania Megerlia margaritata (152611) Megerlia truncata (72246)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovenia Megerlia truncata (190929)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic Megerlia truncata (152285 152286)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Megerlia truncata (186801 199889 199890 199891 199892 199893 199894)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Megerlia truncata (56687)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Megerlia truncata (70886)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sardinia) Muhlfeldtia truncata (84304)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Syria Megerlia truncata (190875)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Megerlia eusticta (71910 190906) Megerlia truncata (190899 190904)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Megerlia truncata, Megerlia eusticta (55759)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Algeria Megerlia eustica (152661) Megerlia eusticta (152663 152664)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Morocco Megerlia eusticta (152676)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Algeria Megerlia eusticta (152660)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Megerlia eusticta (232910)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greece Megerlia truncata (153679 153688)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Megerlia eusticta (187529 187562 187563) Megerlia truncata (187485 187490 187491 187524) Megerlia truncata, Megerlia eusticta (187512 187530 187570)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Apulia) Megerlia truncata (187441) Megerlia truncata, Megerlia monstruosa (97591)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Megerlia truncata (187567 187568 187734)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Megerlia truncata (49518)