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Mochtyellidae

Polychaeta - Eunicida - Mochtyellidae

Taxonomy
Mochtyellidae was named by Mochtyellidae Kielan-Jaworowska (1966). Its type is Mochtyella.

It was assigned to Eunicida by Hints (1998).

Subtaxa
Mochtyella (type genus), Vistulella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Mochtyellidae Mochtyellidae Kielan-Jaworowska
1998Mochtyellidae Hints p. 485

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
orderEunicidaUshakov 1955
familyMochtyellidaeMochtyellidae Kielan-Jaworowska 1966
familyMochtyellidaeMochtyellidae Kielan-Jaworowska 1966

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. †Mochtyellidae Mochtyellidae Kielan-Jaworowska 1966
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G. †Mochtyella Kielan-Jaworowska 1961
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Mochtyella cristata Kielan-Jaworowska 1961
G. †Vistulella Kielan-Jaworowska 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:32:22
Modified: 2010-02-16 04:15:12
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Nabala to the top of the Ludlow or 452.00000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Mochtyella trapezoidea, Mochtyella spp. (222885) Mochtyella trapezoidea, Vistulella kozlowskii (222877)
Nabala452.0 - 449.5Estonia Mochtyella fragilis, Mochtyella duplicidentata, Mochtyella cristata, Vistulella kozlowskii (159345)
Vormsi452.0 - 445.6Estonia Mochtyella cristata (159347) Mochtyella fragilis, Mochtyella dublicidentata, Mochtyella polonica, Mochtyella cristata, Vistulella kozlowskii (159346)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.6Estonia Mochtyella fragilis, Mochtyella dublicidentata, Mochtyella cristata, Vistulella kozlowskii (159348)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Canada (Quebec) Vistulella kozlowskii (222958)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Mochtyella cristata (206380 206381 206386)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Mochtyella sp. (206346)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Czech Republic Mochtyella pragensis (216672) Mochtyella pragensis, Vistulella kozlowskii (216674 216675) Mochtyella sp. (216650) Mochtyella sp., Mochtyella pragensis (216658) Mochtyella sp., Mochtyella pragensis, Mochtyella spp., Vistulella kozlowskii (216671) Mochtyella sp., Vistulella kozlowskii (216669) Mochtyella spp. (216652 216659) Mochtyella spp., Mochtyella sp. (216656) Mochtyella spp., Mochtyella sp., Mochtyella pragensis (216673) Mochtyella spp., Mochtyella sp., Mochtyella pragensis, Vistulella kozlowskii (216660) Mochtyella spp., Vistulella kozlowskii (216664) Vistulella kozlowskii (216668)