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Rastelligera

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Rastelligeridae

Taxonomy
Rastelligera is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Rastelligera elongata. It is the type genus of Rastelligerinae, Rastelligeridae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Rastelligera Sepkoski
2006Rastelligera Williams et al. p. 1894

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderCyrtinidinaCarter and Johnson 1994
superfamilySpondylospiroideaHoover 1991
familyRastelligeridaeCarter 1994
subfamilyRastelligerinaeCarter 1994
genusRastelligera

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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†Rastelligera acutissima Trechmann 1917
†Rastelligera diomedea Trechmann 1917
†Rastelligera elongata Hector 1913
†Rastelligera gypaeetus Trechmann 1917
†Rastelligera hectori Campbell 1968
†Rastelligera mackayi Campbell 1968
†Rastelligera malingi Campbell 1968
†Rastelligera mucronata Campbell 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height111.6

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Otapirian or 232.00000 to 201.60000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Otapirian242.0 - 201.6New Zealand R. hectori (135295)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand R. hectori (120254) Spiriferina acutissima (201943)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5New Caledonia R. sp. (39935)
Norian228.0 - 208.5New Zealand Spiriferina acutissima, R. diomedea (201929)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Xizang) R. sp. (123659)
Oretian - Otamitan227.5 - 212.0New Zealand R. diomedea (137445)
Otamitan221.5 - 212.0New Zealand R. acutissima (239345) R. hectori (134475 137841 239338)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6New Caledonia R. mackayi (178176)
Warepan212.0 - 205.6New Zealand (Southland) R. mackayi (85010)
Warepan212.0 - 205.6New Zealand R. mackayi (239346 239347 239348 239349)
Warepan212.0 - 205.6New Caledonia R. diomedea (133767)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3New Zealand R. diomedea, R. gypaeetus (50760) R. gypaeetus (50759)
Otapirian205.6 - 201.6New Zealand R. diomedea (239358 239359 239360) R. elongata (135082 137867 239205 239206 239207 239209) R. gypaeetus (134417 135084 237437 239401 239402 239404) R. hectori (134445 237321) R. malingi (135116 237435 239362) R. malingi, R. mucronata (239363 239364) R. mucronata (135071 239399 239400) R. sp. (239405) R. sp., R. diomedea (239361)
Otapirian205.6 - 201.6New Caledonia R. sp. (133770 178162 178166 178168 178184)
Otapirian205.6 - 201.6New Zealand (Southland) R. mucronata, R. gypaeetus (237306)