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Levitusini

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Taxonomy
Levitusini was named by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960). Its type is Levitusia.

It was assigned to Plicatiferinae by Williams et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Levitusini Muir-Wood and Cooper
2000Levitusini Williams et al. p. 453

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductellidaeSchuchert 1929
subfamilyPlicatiferinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribeLevitusiniMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribeLevitusiniMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960

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.

Tr. †Levitusini Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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†Acanthoplecta inopinata Carter 1967
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†Geniculifera brevicula Carter 1967
G. †Levitusia
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†Levitusia humerosa Sowerby 1822
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Ivorian to the top of the Brigantian or 353.70000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Texas) Acanthoplecta inopinata, Geniculifera brevicula (62491 62493 62494 62497) Geniculifera brevicula (62492)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Oklahoma) Geniculifera siphuncula (5614)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7China (Xinjiang) Geniculifera brevicula (41759)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Missouri) Geniculifera pustulifera (65693)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7USA (Texas) Acanthoplecta inopinata, Geniculifera brevicula (1)
Ivorian - Chadian353.7 - 339.9Ireland Acanthoplecta mesoloba (76501 76515)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Ireland Acanthoplecta mesoloba (76517)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Tennessee) Geniculifera sp. (6914)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9Germany Levitusia humerosa (64674)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) Levitusia spinauris, Levitusia humerosa (5962) Productus humerosus (116197)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) Productus humerosus (8183)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9China (Xinjiang) Acanthoplecta sp., Geniculifera brevicula (50252)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Tennessee) Geniculifera sp. (6915 6916 6917 6918 6919 6920 6921 6922 6923)
Chadian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9China (Xinjiang) Geniculifera brevicula (50253)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Acanthoplecta mesoloba (28383)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom Geniculifera keyserlingiana (229499)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Acanthoplecta mesoloba (76172)