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Furcitellidae

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Furcitellinae Williams
1974Furcitellinae Neuman and Bruton
2000Furcitellinae Popov et al.
2000Furcitellinae Williams et al. p. 224
2004Furcitellinae Roomusoks
2005Furcitellinae Cocks p. 252
2010Furcitellinae Cocks
2011Furcitellinae Hoel
2011Furcitellinae Rubel
2014Furcitellinae Jakobsen et al.
2017Furcitellinae Liljeroth et al.
2019Furcitellidae Congreve et al. p. 281

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyFurcitellidae(Williams 1965)
familyFurcitellidae(Williams 1965)

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. †Furcitellidae Williams 1965
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G. †Bekkerina Roomusoks 1993
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Bekkerina assatkini Alichova 1951
Bekkerina dorsata Bekker 1921
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Oepikina dorsata media Öpik 1930
Bekkerina raricostellata Roomusoks 1993
Oepikina dorsata dorsata Alikhova 1953
G. †Biparetis Amsden 1974
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Biparetis caledonia Cocks 2008
Biparetis paucirugosus Amsden 1974
G. †Crassoseptaria Roomusoks 2004
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Crassoseptaria virve Roomusoks 1985
G. †Cyphomenoidea Cocks 1968
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Cyphomenoidea bella Williams 1951
Cyphomenoidea wisgoriensis Lamont and Gilbert 1945
G. †Dactylogonia Ulrich and Cooper 1942
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Dactylogonia alternata Cooper 1956
Dactylogonia blyskavensis Havlicek 1967
Dactylogonia costellata Liljeroth et al. 2017
Dactylogonia extensa Cooper 1956
Dactylogonia geniculata Ulrich and Cooper 1942
Dactylogonia obsoleta Butts 1926
Dactylogonia palustris Willard 1928
Dactylogonia semiglobosina Davidson 1870
Invalid names: Blyskavomena Havlicek 1976 [synonym], Cyphomena Cooper 1956 [synonym]
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Dzhebaglina plicata Popov et al. 2000
G. †Furcitella Cooper 1956
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Furcitella nodosa Dewing 1999
Furcitella plicata Cooper 1956
Furcitella scofieldi Winchell and Schuchert 1892
G. †Geniculina Roomusoks 1993
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Geniculina ralfi Roomusoks 2004
Geniculina vironiensis Roomusoks 2004
Geniculina voorensis Roomusoks 2004
G. †Geniculomena Percival 2009
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Geniculomena barnesi Percival 2009
G. †Haljalanites Roomusoks 2004
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Haljalanites anijana Opik 1930
Haljalanites assatkini Alichova 1951
Haljalanites grandis Alikhova 1953
G. †Karomena Popov et al. 2000
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Karomena squalida Popov et al. 2000
G. †Kirkina
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Kirkina millardensis Salmon 1942
G. †Luhaia Roomusoks 1956
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Luhaia bakanasensis Klenina 1984
Luhaia candelabra Cocks 2005
Luhaia vardi Roomusoks 1956
G. †Maakina
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Maakina parvuliformis Rozman 1972
G. †Mansina
G. †Megamyonia Wang 1949
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Megamyonia arethusa Billings 1862
Megamyonia breviuscula Foerste 1917
Megamyonia gracilis Twenhofel 1928
Megamyonia knighti Wang 1949
Megamyonia mankini Alberstadt 1973
Megamyonia nitens Billings 1860
Megamyonia unicostata Meek and Worthen 1868
Megamyonia vaurealensis Twenhofel 1928
G. †Molongcola Percival 1991
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Molongcola variabilis Percival 1991
G. †Murinella Cooper 1956
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Murinella biconvexa Cooper 1956
Murinella muralis Cooper 1956
Murinella partita Cooper 1956
Murinella walliensis Percival 1991
G. †Oepikina Salmon 1942
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Oepikina anijana Opik 1930
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Oepikina anijana anijana Alikhova 1953
Oepikina anijana grandis Alikhova 1953
Oepikina banksi Laurie 1991
Oepikina lata Whiteaves 1896
Oepikina limbrata Wang 1949
Oepikina minnesotensis Winchell 1881
Oepikina pergibbosa Foerste 1917
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Invalid names: Oepikina altidorsata Bradley 1921 [synonym]
Oepikina septata Salmon 1942
Oepikina speciosa Cooper 1956
Invalid names: Oepikinella [synonym]
G. †Oslomena Spjeldnaes 1957
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Oslomena celtica Harper 1952
Oslomena osloensis Spjeldnaes 1957
Oslomena papillo Spjeldnaes 1957
G. †Panderites Roomusoks 1993
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Panderites imbrex Pander 1830
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Invalid names: Plectambonites triangularis Pander 1830 [synonym]
G. †Pentlandina Bancroft 1949
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Pentlandina harperi Zhang 1989
Pentlandina lamelliformis Jin and Chatterton 1997
Pentlandina lewisii Davidson 1847
Pentlandina loveni Verneuil 1848
Pentlandina parvula Kindle 1915
Pentlandina tartana Bancroft 1949
G. †Quondongia Percival 1991
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Quondongia alitis Percival 1991
G. †Sakunites Roomusoks 2004
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Sakunites luhi Sokolskaya 1954
G. †Tallinnites Roomusoks 1993
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Tallinnites imbrexoidea Sokolskaya 1954
Tallinnites peetriensis Roomusoks 2004
Invalid names: Kukrusena Roomusoks 2004 [synonym]
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Teratelasmella chugaevae Popov et al. 2002
G. †Titanomena Bergström 1968
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Titanomena grandis Bergström 1968
G. †Transridgeia Rasmussen et al. 2012
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Transridgeia costata Rasmussen et al. 2012
G. †Trigrammaria Wilson 1945
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Trigrammaria altilis Wilson 1945
Trigrammaria ampla Percival 1991
Trigrammaria cassata Williams 1962
Trigrammaria estonica Roomusoks 1985
Trigrammaria minima Roomusoks 1985
Trigrammaria trigonalis Wilson 1945
Trigrammaria winchelli Hall and Clarke 1892
Invalid names: Microtrypa Wilson 1945 [synonym]
G. †Trotlandella Neuman and Bruton 1974
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Trotlandella loki Neuman and Bruton 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, 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 Llanvirn to the top of the Silurian or 466.00000 to 419.20000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 463.5 Ma

Collections (846 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician485.4 - 443.4USA (New York) Oepikina sp. (332)
Whiterockian471.8 - 457.5USA (Virginia) Dactylogonia alternata (204096)
Whiterockian471.8 - 457.5USA (Utah) Kirkina millardensis (186173)
Whiterockian471.8 - 457.5USA (Nevada) Dactylogonia sp. (104389 104532) Dactylogonia vespertina (104386 104406)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Oepikina sp. (334) Oepikina sp., Trigrammaria sp. (333)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Tennessee) Dactylogonia sp., Oepikina sp. (319)
Chazyan468.1 - 460.9Canada (Quebec) Dactylogonia sp. (305 307)
Chazyan468.1 - 460.9USA (Tennessee) Dactylogonia alternata (204094 204097) Dactylogonia geniculata (164884) Dactylogonia sp. (308)
Chazyan468.1 - 460.9USA (Vermont) Leptaena incrassata (101749)
Chazyan468.1 - 460.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Oepikina sp. (312 314)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4USA (Virginia) Dactylogonia geniculata (162406)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Tasmania) Murinella sp., Oepikina banksi (173680)
Early/Lower Llanvirn466.0 - 463.5Norway (Trøndelag) Trotlandella loki (191062)
Abereiddian466.0 - 460.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Dactylogonia sp. (164926)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Oepikina turgida (9295)
Llanvirn466.0 - 460.9United Kingdom (Shropshire) Murinella sp. (45060)
Uhaku466.0 - 460.9Estonia Bekkerina dorsata (204098) Bekkerina raricostellata (168510 168512 168662 168695 168762 168763 168773 168775) Tallinnites imbrexoidea (168505 168525 168557 168560 168774 168779 168781) Tallinnites imbrexoidea, Bekkerina raricostellata (168454)
Uhaku466.0 - 460.9Estonia (Sonda) Bekkerina raricostellata (168455)
Uhaku466.0 - 460.9Estonia (Laane) Bekkerina raricostellata (168635) Tallinnites imbrexoidea (168634)
Uhaku466.0 - 460.9Estonia (Harju) Bekkerina raricostellata (168478 168496 168650) Tallinnites imbrexoidea (168462 168494 168648)