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Aulostegidae

Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Aulostegidae Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 94
1998Aulostegidae Yugan et al. p. 8
2000Aulostegidae Williams et al. p. 587
2003Aulostegidae Shen et al. p. 71
2004Aulostegidae Waterhouse

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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
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyAulostegoideaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
familyAulostegidae
familyAulostegidae

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. †Aulostegidae Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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Subfm. †Agelesiinae Cooper and Grant 1975
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G. †Agelesia Cooper and Grant 1969
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Agelesia triagonalis King 1931
G. †Rhytibulbus Li 1991
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G. †Stipulina
Subfm. †Aulosteginae Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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G. †Aulosteges von Helmersen 1847
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Aulosteges baracoodensis Etheridge Jr. 1903
Aulosteges dalhousi Davidson 1862
Aulosteges fragilis Netschajew 1894
Aulosteges horrescens de Verneuil 1845
Aulosteges ingens Hosking 1931
Aulosteges lineata Lee and Gu 1980
Aulosteges lyndonensis Coleman 1957
Aulosteges percostatus Diener 1915
Aulosteges trimuensis Reed 1944
Aulosteges virilis Reed 1944
Aulosteges wangenheimi de Verneuil 1845
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Invalid names: Aulosteges variabilis von Helmersen 1847 [synonym]
Aulosteges wynnei Reed 1944
G. †Carilya Archbold 2001
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Carilya coolkiliensis Coleman 1957
Carilya roberti Archbold 1996
Carilya teicherti Coleman 1957
G. †Colemanosteges Waterhouse 2002
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Colemanosteges fletcheri Coleman 1957
G. †Lipanteris Briggs 1986
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Lipanteris anotos Briggs 1983
G. †Megasteges Waterhouse 1975
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Megasteges geniculatus Shen et al. 2003
Megasteges nepalensis Waterhouse 1975
Megasteges randsi Hill 1950
Megasteges septentrionalis Etheridge Jr. 1907
G. †Reedoconcha Kotlyar 1964
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Reedoconcha aifamensis Archbold 1991
Reedoconcha permixta Reed 1932
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Invalid names: Productus (Buxtonia) kashmiricus Reed 1932 [synonym], Productus (Taeniothaerus) brenensis Reed 1932 [synonym]
Reedoconcha rustica Grunt 1973
Subfm. †Chonosteginae Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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G. †Chonosteges Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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Chonosteges cooperi Torres-Martínez et al. 2019
Chonosteges costellatus Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges limbatus Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges matutinus Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges multicostatus Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges pulcher Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges variabilis Cooper and Grant 1975
G. †Chonostegoides Sarycheva 1965
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Chonostegoides armenicus Sarycheva 1965
Chonostegoides baissalensis Sarycheva 1965
Chonostegoides ogbinensis Sarycheva 1965
G. †Costisteges Liao 1982
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G. †Urushtenia Licharew 1935
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Urushtenia arguta Grant 1976
Urushtenia grandicosta Lee and Gu 1980
Urushtenia khmeriana Termier and Termier 1970
Urushtenia murina Grant 1976
Urushtenia paracrenulata Lee and Gu 1980
Urushtenia paramaceus Lee and Gu 1980
Urushtenia permica Licharew 1937
Urushtenia pseudomedusa Tschernyschew 1902
Urushtenia yanjiensis Lee and Gu 1980
Urushtenia zhongbaensis Jin and Sun 1981
Invalid names: Chonosteges thailandica Waterhouse and Piyasin 1970 [nomen dubium]
G. †Urushtenoidea Jin and Hu 1978
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Urushtenoidea chaoi Jin 1963
Urushtenoidea costulata Chi-Thuan 1961
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Invalid names: Urushtenia chenanensis Chan 1962 [synonym], Urushtenia costata Ting 1962 [synonym]
Urushtenoidea obscura Chao 1927
Invalid names: Uncisteges [synonym]
Subfm. †Ctenalosiinae Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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G. †Ctenalosia Cooper and Stehli 1955
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Ctenalosia fixata Cooper and Stehli 1955
Ctenalosia primitiva Cooper and Grant 1975
Ctenalosia rotunda Cooper and Grant 1975
Ctenalosia transversa Cooper and Grant 1975
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Mongolosia anidanthiformis Abramov and Grigorieva 1988
Subfm. †Echinosteginae Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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G. †Baissalosteges Kotlyar 1989
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Baissalosteges gracilis Kotlyar 1989
G. †Echinosteges Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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G. †Edriosteges Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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Edriosteges beedei King 1931
Edriosteges compactus Cooper and Grant 1975
Edriosteges multispinosus Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Edriosteges ogbinensis Sarycheva 1965
Edriosteges plenus Zhan 1979
Edriosteges poyangensis Kayser 1883
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Invalid names: Neoedriosteges transversa Liang 1990 [synonym]
Edriosteges tenuispinosus Cooper and Grant 1975
Edriosteges tumitus Liao 1980
G. †Girlasia de Gregorio 1930
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Girlasia minor Kotlyar 1978
Girlasia superelegans de Gregorio 1930
G. †Howseia Logan 1963
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Howseia latirostrata Howse 1848
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Invalid names: Productus umbonillatus King 1848 [synonym]
G. †Limbella Stehli 1954
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Limbella costellata Cooper and Grant 1975
Limbella grangeri Grabau 1931
Limbella limbata Cooper and Grant 1975
Limbella victorioensis Stehli 1954
G. †Sphenosteges Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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Sphenosteges hispidus Girty 1920
G. †Spirisosium de Gregorio 1930
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Spirisosium angustum de Gregorio 1930
Spirisosium karpinskyi Gemmellaro 1892
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Invalid names: Spirisosium primarium de Gregorio 1930 [synonym]
Spirisosium secundum de Gregorio 1930
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Strophalosiella coraeformis Licharew 1935
G. †Strophalosiina Licharew 1935
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Strophalosiina caucasica Licharew 1937
Strophalosiina chenxianensis Liao and Meng 1986
Strophalosiina elegans Lee and Gu 1980
Strophalosiina multicostata Licharew 1937
Strophalosiina tibetica Diener 1897
G. †Xenosteges Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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Xenosteges adherens Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Xenosteges anomalus Cooper and Grant 1975
Xenosteges magnus Cooper and Grant 1975
Xenosteges minusculus Hoover 1981
Xenosteges quadratus Cooper and Grant 1975
Xenosteges trivialis Cooper and Grant 1975
Xenosteges umbonatus Cooper and Grant 1975
Subfm. †Gondolininae Yugan et al. 1998
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G. †Gondolina Jin and Liao 1966
Subfm. †Institellinae Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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G. †Costellarina Cooper and Muir-Wood 1967
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Costellarina carlstroemi Yancey 1978
Costellarina costellata Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Costellarina kaasai Yancey 1978
Costellarina plasi Yancey 1978
Invalid names: Costellaria Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960 [replaced]
G. †Craspedona Cooper and Grant 1975
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Craspedona limbata Girty 1908
Craspedona newelli Cooper and Grant 1975
G. †Glyptosteges Cooper and Grant 1975
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Glyptosteges angustus King 1931
Glyptosteges insculptus Cooper and Grant 1975
Glyptosteges intricatus Cooper and Grant 1975
Glyptosteges percostatus Waterhouse 1983
Glyptosteges sulcatus Cooper and Grant 1975
G. †Institella Cooper 1942
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Institella gubleri Termier and Termier 1970
G. †Institina
G. †Licharewiconcha Kotlyar et al. 2004
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Licharewiconcha subsinuatus Licharew 1937
G. †Polymorpharia Cooper and Grant 1975
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Polymorpharia polymorpha Cooper and Grant 1975
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Rugicostella nystiana de Koninck 1842
G. †Sinuatella Muir-Wood 1928
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Sinuatella griffithiana de Koninck 1847
Sinuatella sinuata de Koninck 1851
Invalid names: Costellariinae Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960 [synonym], Licharewiconchidae Kotlyar et al. 2004 [synonym], Sinuatellidae Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960 [synonym]
Subfm. †Rhamnariinae Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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G. †Cactosteges Cooper and Grant 1975
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Cactosteges anomalus Cooper and Grant 1975
G. †Ramavectus Stehli 1954
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Ramavectus diabloensis Stehli 1954
Ramavectus pumwarni Grant 1976
G. †Ramovsina Sremac 1986
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Ramovsina likana Sremac 1986
G. †Rhamnaria Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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Rhamnaria bunopasi Waterhouse 1981
Rhamnaria eximia Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria grandis Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria kingorum Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Rhamnaria rectangulata Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria shumardi Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria sulcata Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria tenuispinosa Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria vinnula Cooper and Grant 1975
G. †Saeptathaerus Waterhouse 2002
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Saeptathaerus fairbridgei Coleman 1957
Saeptathaerus latus Waterhouse and Chen 2007
Saeptathaerus reclinis Coleman 1957
Saeptathaerus spinosus Hosking 1931
G. †Spuriosa Cooper and Grant 1975
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Spuriosa circularis Cooper and Grant 1975
Subfm. †Taeniothaerinae Waterhouse 2002
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G. †Miniliconcha Waterhouse 2004
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Miniliconcha irwinensis Coleman 1957
Miniliconcha miniliensis Coleman 1957
G. †Taeniothaerus Whitehouse 1928
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Taeniothaerus cotteri Reed 1944
Taeniothaerus densipustulatus Shen et al. 2000
Taeniothaerus iranicus Fantini Sestini 1966
Taeniothaerus lakismatos Briggs 1986
Taeniothaerus qubuensis Shen et al. 2003
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Invalid names: Aulosteges acanthophorus Fletcher 1945 [synonym]
Taeniothaerus zhongbaensis Shi et al. 2003
G. †Wyatkina Fredericks 1931
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Wyatkina gigantiformis Grabau 1931
Wyatkina gigas Netschajew 1894
Wyatkina tholus Keyserling 1854
Wyatkina tibetensis Waterhouse 2004
Invalid names: Edriosteginae Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Changhsingian or 339.40000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (1169 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.9Iran Taeniothaerus iranicus (90015 96755) Taeniothaerus sp., Taeniothaerus permixtus, Taeniothaerus iranicus (107832)
Asbian339.4 - 336.0United Kingdom (England) Sinuatella sinuata (5991 5995)
Asbian - Brigantian339.4 - 326.4United Kingdom (England) Retroplexus cravenensis, Stipulina deshayesiana, Stipulina tiddemani, Rugicostella nystiana (28383) Sinuatella sinuata (5986 5987)
Brigantian336.0 - 326.4United Kingdom (England) Sinuatella sinuata (73390 73420 73431 162351) Sinuatella sp., Sinuatella sinuata (76172)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2China (Guizhou) Gondolina weiningensis, Gondolina testudinaria (29)
Arnsbergian326.4 - 318.1United Kingdom (England) Sinuatella sinuata (162359 162360 162361)
Pendleian326.4 - 318.1United Kingdom (England) Sinuatella sinuata (73467 162352)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2India Aulosteges percostatus (230687) Aulosteges sp. (230690) Productus nystianus (230342)
Morrowan - Desmoinesian318.1 - 305.9Mexico (Oaxaca) Sinuatella sp. (43452)
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian - Cisuralian306.95 - 272.3USA (California) Aulostegidae indet. (143616)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation Licharewiconcha subsinuatus (60622) Productus permica (112566) Productus permica, Strophalosia caucasica (127860 127879) Productus permica, Strophalosia sp. nov. aff. tibetica, Strophalosia multicostata (127858) Productus subsinuatus (127896 127909 127910) Productus subsinuatus, Productus permica (127911) Productus subsinuatus, Productus permica, Strophalosia sp. nov. aff. tibetica (112569) Strophalosia caucasica, Strophalosia sp. 1 (127877)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hunan) Strophalosiina chenxianensis (111899)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Tajikistan Strophalosiina multicostata (109466 109475 109477)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Nepal Aulostegidae indet. (43153) Aulostegidae indet., Megasteges nepalensis (43178) Megasteges nepalensis (43166 43167 43170 43172 43177 43185 43187 43189 43191 43192 43194 43198 43199 43216 43217 43218 43230 43231 43235 43237 43242 43254 43256 43257 43277 43278 43279 120490) Megasteges nepalensis, Taeniothaerus sp. (43190) Megasteges nepalensis, Taeniothaerus sp., Waagenoconcha abichi (43220) Megasteges sp. (62447) Saeptathaerus latus (62441 62443 62445 62446 120387 120415)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Xizang) Aulosteges dalhousi, Aulosteges transversa, Taeniothaerus subquadratus (110495) Edriosteges sp. (187558) Edriosteges sp., Urushtenoidea crenulata (187544) Taeniothaerus densipustulatus (73601 73602 73604)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Japan Aulosteges dalhousi (117837) Edriosteges sp. (118963) Edriosteges sp. A (157797)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Aulosteges poyangensis (111062) Edriosteges poyangensis (117480 117481 117483) Edriosteges tumitus, Edriosteges subplicatilis (51424)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Costisteges dongluoensis (50024 112365) Edriosteges guangxiensis (97019) Edriosteges poyangensis (206105 206152 206156)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) Edriosteges poyangensis (94984 94985 149268 149276 149277 149281 156860) Edriosteges poyangensis, Edriosteges plenus (148548) Edriosteges poyangensis, Edriosteges plenus, Edriosteges tumitus (148550) Edriosteges poyangensis, Edriosteges tumitus (156863) Edriosteges sp. (156882 156883) Edriosteges subplicatilis (156862)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Laos Productus nystianus (233593)