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Tangshanella

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae

Taxonomy
Tangshanella is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tangshanellinae by Waterhouse (2004) and Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Tangshanella Sepkoski
2004Tangshanella Waterhouse
2006Tangshanella Williams et al. p. 1786

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familyChoristitidaeWaterhouse 1968
subfamilyTangshanellinaeCarter 1994
genusTangshanella

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.

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Tangshanella byrangi Chernyak 1963
Tangshanella nakakuboensis Yanagida and Hirata 1969
Tangshanella taimyrica Einor 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height119.1

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 Moscovian to the top of the Asselian or 315.20000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) T. sp. (62696)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5China (Xinjiang) T. uzunbulakensis (105229)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5China T. uzunbulakensis (62963)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Japan T. nakakuboensis (136384)