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Martiniidae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae

Taxonomy
Martiniidae was named by Waagen (1883) [Nom. transl. Ivanova (1959, p. 56) from Martiniinae Waagen (1883)]. Its type is Martinia.

It was assigned to Brachiopoda by Smith and Xu (1988); and to Martinioidea by Chen and Shi (1999), Shen et al. (2003) and Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Martiniidae Waagen p. 524
1988Martiniidae Smith and Xu p. 89
1999Martiniidae Chen and Shi
2003Martiniidae Shen et al. p. 246
2006Martiniidae Williams et al. p. 1748

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyMartinioidea
familyMartiniidae
familyMartiniidae

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. †Martiniidae Waagen 1883
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Subfm. †Elivellinae Carter 1994
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G. †Elivella
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Elivella aschensis Tschernyschew 1902
Elivella baschkirica Tschernyschew 1902
G. †Moumina
G. †Ushkolia
Invalid names: Chuiella Chen and Shi 1999 [nomen dubium], Martiniella [nomen nudum]
Subfm. †Eomartiniopsinae Carter 1994
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Eomartiniopsis girtyi Branson 1938
Eomartiniopsis helenae Sokolskaya 1941
G. †Heteraria Cooper and Grant 1976
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Heteraria blakemorei Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Kisilia
G. †Rallacosta Cooper and Grant 1976
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Rallacosta actina Cooper and Grant 1976
Rallacosta imporcata Cooper and Grant 1976
Rallacosta laminata Cooper and Grant 1976
Rallacosta xystica Cooper and Grant 1976
Subfm. †Martiniinae Waagen 1883
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G. †Chapursania Angiolini 1995
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Chapursania tatianae Angiolini 1995
G. †Implexina
G. †Jilinmartinia Li and Gu 1980
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Jilinmartinia sokolovi Tschernyschew 1902
Jilinmartinia yanjiensis Li and Gu 1980
Invalid names: Kalitvella [synonym]
G. †Ladoliplica Xu and Grant 1996
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Ladoliplica platformia Xu and Grant 1996
Ladoliplica zigzagiformis Xu and Grant 1996
G. †Martinia M'Coy 1844
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Martinia abrupta Liao and Meng 1986
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Invalid names: Martinia brachythyriseformis Liang 1990 [synonym]
Martinia acuminata Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia acutirostris Liao 1980
Martinia acutomarginalis Diener 1897
Martinia acutomarginiformis Waterhouse and Gupta 1983
Martinia adentata Waterhouse 1964
Martinia affinis Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia angulata Jin and Ye 1979
Martinia anorbicularis Liang 1990
Martinia applanata Tschernyschew 1902
Martinia attenuatelloides Shen and Jin 1999
Martinia avicula Liang 1990
Martinia aviformis Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia baiyanhuaensis Lee and Su 1980
Martinia bassa Crippa and Angiolini 2012
Martinia berthiaumei Cooper 1957
Martinia bisinuata Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia bittneri Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia buriensis Reed 1944
Martinia carinthiaca Schellwien 1892
Martinia causaria Cooper and Grant 1976
Martinia ceres Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia circularis Lee and Su 1980
Martinia contracta Meek and Worthen 1866
Martinia corculum Kutorga 1844
Martinia cornelia Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia cruenta Cooper and Grant 1976
Martinia debosensis Lee and Su 1980
Martinia decora Phillips 1836
Martinia distefanoi Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia distorta Grabau 1931
Martinia elegans Diener 1897
Martinia elongata Waagen 1883
Martinia exigua Cooper and Grant 1976
Martinia frechi Schellwien 1892
Martinia fucina Cooper and Grant 1976
Martinia fulingensis Lee and Duan 1985
Martinia gemmellaroi Tschernyschew 1902
Martinia glabra Sowerby 1821
Martinia grandis Feng 1978
Martinia hengshanensis Liang 1982
Martinia hunanensis Chang 1977
Martinia incerta Tschernyschew 1902
Martinia karawanica Volgin 1959
Martinia kraffti Bittner 1899
Martinia lamellosa Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia lata Grabau 1936
Martinia latisulcata Liao 1979
Martinia lengwuensis Liang 1990
Martinia liuqiaoiensis He et al. 2019
Martinia lopingensis Chao 1929
Martinia martinezi Cooper 1953
Martinia miranda Cooper and Grant 1976
Martinia mongolica Grabau 1931
Martinia nealranchensis Cooper and Grant 1976
Martinia nipponica Yanagida and Nishikawa 1984
Martinia nucula Rothpletz 1892
Martinia orbicularis Gemmellaro 1899
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Invalid names: Martinia cammunissa Liang 1990 [synonym], Martinia fuchunjiangensis Liang 1990 [synonym]
Martinia osborni Grabau 1931
Martinia parvula Tschernyschew 1902
Martinia pentagonalis Jin and Hu 1978
Martinia periquadrata Liao and Meng 1986
Martinia polymorpha Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia pusilla Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia qinlingensis Zhan 1989
Martinia radiata Reed 1931
Martinia rectangularis Grabau 1931
Martinia renfroae Cooper and Grant 1976
Martinia rhomboidalis Girty 1908
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Invalid names: Martinia shumardiana Girty 1908 [synonym]
Martinia rhomboidalis Grabau 1931
Martinia rostrata Girty 1899
Martinia rupicola Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia semiplana Waagen 1883
Martinia semiramis Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia sinensis Grabau 1931
Martinia sinuata Mironova 1960
Martinia spissa Grabau 1931
Martinia subapplanata Maslennikov 1935
Martinia subtriquetra Merla 1934
Martinia subumbona Hall 1867
Martinia timanica Tschernyschew 1902
Martinia tongmuqiaoensis Liao and Meng 1986
Martinia triquetra Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia umbonata Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia undatifera Chao 1929
Martinia variabilis Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia velebitica Sremac 1986
Martinia warthi Waagen 1883
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Invalid names: Martinia chidruensis Waagen 1883 [synonym]
Martinia zhexiensis Liang 1990
Martinia ziyunensis Chen 2009
Spirifer (Martinia) macilentus Schellwien 1900
Spirifera (Martinia) maia Billings 1860
Invalid names: Pseudomartinia Leidhold 1928 [objective synonym]
G. †Spinomartinia Waterhouse 1968
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Spinomartinia prolifica Waterhouse 1981
Spinomartinia queenslandica Waterhouse 1987
Spinomartinia spinosa Waterhouse 1968
G. †Tiramnia Grunt 1977
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Tiramnia canadica Shi and Waterhouse 1996
Tiramnia greenlandica Dunbar 1955
Tiramnia semiglobosa Tschernyschew 1902
Tiramnia tschaikensis Grunt 1977
Tiramnia tschakobaica Grunt 1973
Tiramnia tschusovensis Kalashnikov 1998
Tiramnia uralica Tschernyschew 1902
G. †Weiningia
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Invalid names: Elenchus [synonym]
G. †Postamartinia Wang and Yang 1993
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Postamartinia grandiplica Wang and Yang 1993
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 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Griesbachian or 433.40000 to 251.30000 Ma

Collections (713 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Lithuania Eomartiniopsis ludloviensis (207295)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Lithuania Eomartiniopsis ludloviensis (192564)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Belarus Eomartiniopsis ludloviensis (23658)
Kaugetuma423.0 - 419.2Russian Federation Eomartiniopsis ludloviensis (207251)
Kaugetuma423.0 - 419.2Latvia Eomartiniopsis ludloviensis (207254)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Eomartiniopsis sp. (79383)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Latvia Eomartiniopsis ludloviensis (207252)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Martinia sp. (74300)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Uzbekistan Eomartiniopsis seravschanica (169214)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany Eomartiniopsis sp. (616)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan (Northwest Frontier) Martinia sp. (41557)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17New Zealand (Southland) Spinomartinia spinosa (41786 73851) Spinomartinia spinosa, Martinia mongolica (41765)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Martinia orbicularis (105214) Martinia sp. (60539)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hunan) Martinia hunanensis (121091) Martinia periquadrata, Martinia abrupta (105918) Martinia sp., Ladoliplica sp., Ladoliplica zigzagiformis, Ladoliplica platformia (31420) Martinia tongmuqiaoensis (111902)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan (Punjab) Martinia sp. (41562 41564)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Tajikistan Martinia rupicola (96811) Martinia warthi (109466 109470 109471)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Martinia latilinguiformis (156818) Martinia mongolica (117502) Martinia rhomboidalis (111602) Martinia sp. (111604 149090 156815 156816)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Nepal Martinia sp. (43274)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Xizang) Martinia elongata (187537) Martinia sp. (48916) Martinia sp. A, Martinia elegans, Martinia semiplana, Martinia elongata (187544) Martinia sp. A, Martinia elongata (187558) Martinia sp., Martinia attenuatelloides (51401)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3China (Zhejiang) Martinia orbicularis (105221) Martinia pentagonalis (105218 105219) Martinia sp. (43788)