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Wellerellidae

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Wellerellidae Licharew
1974Wellerellidae Brunton and Champion p. 819
2002Wellerellidae Williams et al. p. 1256
2003Wellerellidae Shen et al. p. 237
2005Wellerellidae Atrops and Alméras p. 577
2022Wellerellidae Baeza-Carratalá and García Joral p. 995

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyWellerellidaeLicharew 1956
familyWellerellidaeLicharew 1956

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. †Wellerellidae Licharew 1956
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Subfm. †Cirpinae Ager 1965
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G. †Calcirhynchia Buckman 1917
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†Calcirhynchia calcaria Buckman 1917
†Calcirhynchia calcicosta Quenstedt 1852
†Calcirhynchia glevensis Davidson 1878
†Calcirhynchia plicatissima Quenstedt 1852
†Calcirhynchia zugmayeri Gemmellaro 1878
G. †Cirpa De Gregorio 1930
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†Cirpa borissiaki Moisseiev 1934
†Cirpa briseis Gemmellaro 1874
†Cirpa fallax Deslongchamps 1863
†Cirpa fromontae Craig 2002
†Cirpa fronto Quenstedt 1871
†Cirpa himalaica Jin et al. 1976
†Cirpa kiragliae Ager 1959
†Cirpa langi Ager 1958
†Cirpa langi carpathica Siblik 1965
†Cirpa lucentina Baeza-Carratalá and García Joral 2022
†Cirpa planifrons Ormos 1937
†Cirpa slovenica Siblik 1967
†Cirpa subcostellata Gemmellaro 1878
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella canevae Dal Piaz 1907 [synonym], Rhynchonella latissima Fucini 1895 [synonym]
†Cirpa subfurcillata Bose 1898
†Cirpa variabilis Schlotheim 1813
G. †Euxinella
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†Euxinella anatolica Bittner 1891
†Euxinella batangensis Sun and Shi 1985
†Euxinella cubanica Dagys 1963
†Euxinella latirgvartaensis Moisseiev 1936
†Euxinella levantina Bittner 1891
†Euxinella pamirensis Dagys 1963
†Euxinella robinsoni Moisseiev 1936
†Euxinella subglobulina Liao and Sun 1974
G. †Moisseievia Dagys 1963
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†Moisseievia moisseivi Dagys 1963
†Moisseievia skirdaensis Moisseiev 1947
†Moisseievia superba Bittner 1889
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†Robinsonella mastakanensis Moisseiev 1936
†Robinsonella tenulirata Sun and Shi 1985
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†Salgirella alberti Oppel 1861
†Salgirella goicoecheai Baeza-Carratalá 2011
G. †Vincentirhynchia MacFarlan 1992
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†Vincentirhynchia toki MacFarlan 1992
†Vincentirhynchia uitoeensis MacFarlan 1992
Subfm. †Exlaminellinae Williams et al. 2007
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G. †Exlaminella Carter and Poletaev 1998
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†Exlaminella insolita Carter and Poletaev 1998
Subfm. †Madarosiinae Savage 1996
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G. †Madarosia Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Madarosia anterolamellata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Madarosia pentagona Cooper and Grant 1976
Subfm. †Nipponirhynchiinae Savage 1996
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G. †Nipponirhynchia Yanagida and Nishikawa 1984
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†Nipponirhynchia kamiyassensis Tazawa and Shintani 2014
†Nipponirhynchia shutoi Yanagida and Nishikawa 1984
G. †Saubachia Siblik 1999
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†Saubachia inflata Siblik 1999
Subfm. †Strigirhynchiinae Cooper and Grant 1976
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G. †Chaeniorhynchus Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Chaeniorhynchus inauris Cooper and Grant 1976
†Chaeniorhynchus salutare Cooper and Grant 1976
†Chaeniorhynchus transversum Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Holosia Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Holosia ovalis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Holosia ovoidea Cooper and Grant 1976
†Holosia regularis Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Strigirhynchia Cooper and Grant 1969
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†Strigirhynchia elongata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Strigirhynchia indentata Shumard 1859
†Strigirhynchia transversa Cooper and Grant 1976
Subfm. †Tricoriinae Cooper and Grant 1976
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G. †Tricoria Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Tricoria hirpex Cooper and Grant 1976
Subfm. †Trophisininae Cooper and Grant 1976
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G. †Trophisina Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Trophisina fenaria Cooper and Grant 1976
Subfm. †Uncinunellininae Savage 1996
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G. †Anchorhynchia Jin and Ye 1979
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†Anchorhynchia cimmerica Angiolini 2001
†Anchorhynchia derongensis Jin and Shi 1985
†Anchorhynchia multicostata Viaretti et al. 2022
†Anchorhynchia sarciniformis Shen et al. 1992
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Invalid names: Uncinunellina multicostifera Xu and Grant 1994 [synonym]
†Anchorhynchia subpentagona Shen et al. 1992
G. †Ancorhynchia Jin and Ye 1979
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†Ancorhynchia grandis Shen and He 1994
†Ancorhynchia ignobilis Shen et al. 1992
†Ancorhynchia madoensis Jin and Ye 1979
G. †Glyptorhynchia Shen and He 1994
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†Glyptorhynchia lens Shen and He 1994
†Glyptorhynchia velifer Gemmellaro 1899
G. †Uncinunellina Grabau 1932
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†Uncinunellina amor Gemmellaro 1899
†Uncinunellina exilis Shen and Shi 2007
†Uncinunellina hayasakai Yanagida and Nishikawa 1984
†Uncinunellina jabiensis Waagen 1883
†Uncinunellina mitigata Grant 1976
†Uncinunellina mongolica Grabau 1931
†Uncinunellina postera Waagen 1883
†Uncinunellina pulchra Cooper 1953
†Uncinunellina rotunda Glushenko 1975
†Uncinunellina sangzhiensis Zhao and Tan 1984
†Uncinunellina shikokuensis Yanagida and Hirata 1969
†Uncinunellina siculus Gemmellaro 1899
†Uncinunellina tenuis Liao and Meng 1986
†Uncinunellina timorensis Beyrich 1865
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Invalid names: Uncinulus theobaldi Waagen 1883 [synonym]
Subfm. †Wellerellinae Licharew 1956
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G. †Cenorhynchia Cooper and Grant 1976
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†Cenorhynchia atmeta Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia camerata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia fracida Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia hebata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia mitigata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia nasuta Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia parvula Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia pentagonalis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia saginata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia transversa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia triangulata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia unicostata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Cenorhynchia ventricosa Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Lissella
G. †Myopugnax Glushenko 1975
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†Myopugnax priva Glushenko 1975
G. †Phrenophoria Cooper and Grant 1969
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†Phrenophoria anterocostata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria bicostata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria compressa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria corpulenta Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria depressa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria incomitata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria irregularis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria nesiotes Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria nudumbona Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria pentagonalis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria perplexa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria pinguiformis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria pinguis Girty 1908
†Phrenophoria planifrons Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria planiventra Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria repugnans Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria subcarinata Cooper and Grant 1969
†Phrenophoria ventricosa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Phrenophoria vetula Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Plekonella Campbell 1953
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†Plekonella acuta Campbell 1953
†Plekonella campbelli Waterhouse 1964
†Plekonella iniquitas Waterhouse 1967
†Plekonella multicostata Waterhouse 1964
†Plekonella rara Waterhouse 1986
†Plekonella southlandensis Fletcher 1952
G. †Tautosia Cooper and Grant 1969
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†Tautosia angulata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Tautosia distorta Cooper and Grant 1976
†Tautosia elegans Girty 1908
†Tautosia expansa Cooper and Grant 1976
†Tautosia fastigiata Cooper and Grant 1969
†Tautosia galbina Cooper and Grant 1976
†Tautosia lenumbona Stehli 1954
†Tautosia magnisepta Stehli 1954
†Tautosia podistra Cooper and Grant 1976
†Tautosia pulchra Cooper and Grant 1976
†Tautosia shumardiana Girty 1908
†Tautosia transenna Cooper and Grant 1976
†Tautosia zhinanensis Liang 1990
G. †Wellerella Dunbar and Condra 1932
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†Wellerella arthaberi Tschernyschew 1914
†Wellerella bidentata Girty 1908
†Wellerella connivens Eichwald 1860
†Wellerella delicatula Dunbar and Condra 1932
†Wellerella girtyi Cooper and Grant 1976
†Wellerella globosa Koczyrkevicz 1983
†Wellerella granum Tschernyschew 1902
†Wellerella hemiplicata Cooper 1953
†Wellerella lemasi Cooper 1953
†Wellerella minuta Chronic 1949
†Wellerella multiplicata Cooper 1957
†Wellerella nitidula Cooper and Grant 1976
†Wellerella osagensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
†Wellerella polycostata Glushenko 1975
†Wellerella rotunda Cooper 1953
†Wellerella saxatilis Reed 1931
†Wellerella tetrahedra Dunbar and Condra 1932
†Wellerella texana Shumard 1859
†Wellerella truncata Dunbar and Condra 1932
Invalid names: Changyangrhynchus [synonym]
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 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Carboniferous to the top of the Middle Callovian or 358.90000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (1106 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous - Chesterian358.9 - 323.2USA (Utah) Wellerella osagensis (13363)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Texas) Wellerella sp. (1098)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Nevada) Wellerella osagensis (12782)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Exlaminella insolita (62698) Phrenophoria sp. (62695)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0China (Xizang) Wellerella sp. (110102)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Cenorhynchia sp., Exlaminella insolita (62696)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Wellerella sp. (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Wellerella multiplicata (10079)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Wellerella sp. (1040 91530)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Utah) Wellerella tetrahedra (59854 59855)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Cirpa langi (138212 138216)
Ururoan188.9 - 176.0New Zealand Vincentirhynchia toki (134146 134155 134219)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Portugal (Coimbra) Cirpa fallax (211003 211034 211035 211036 211042)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Cirpa slovenica, Salgirella goicoecheai, Cirpa latifrons (171313)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0New Zealand Vincentirhynchia toki (133951 133952 133953)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1New Zealand Vincentirhynchia toki (133926 133935 133941 133945 133946 133947 133948 133949 133969 133975 133978 133994 134033 134034 134076 134080 134145 134147 134354 134359 135121 135122)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Italy Calcirhynchia plicatissima (66385 66386 66389)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Australia (Western Australia) Cirpa fromontae (153567 153568 153569 153570 153571 153572 153573 153575 153576 153577 153580)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China (Xizang) Cirpa himalaica (110218 110219)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Rhynchonella variabilis (98125)