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Scenellidae

Tergomya - Scenellidae

Taxonomy
Scenellidae was named by Wenz (1938) [ranked by Runnegar & Jell 1976 (ref# 13233)]. Its type is Scenella. It is the type family of Scenelloidea.

It was assigned to Helcionellacea by Runnegar and Jell (1976); to Tryblidiida by Feng et al. (2000); to Scenelloidea by Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Brachiopoda by Ponder et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Scenellidae Wenz
1976Scenellidae Runnegar and Jell p. 117
1989Securiconidae Missarzhevsky
2000Scenellidae Feng et al. p. 370
2005Scenellidae Bouchet et al. p. 241
2020Scenellidae Ponder et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
superfamilyScenelloideaMiller 1889
familyScenellidae
familyScenellidae

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. †Scenellidae Wenz 1938
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G. †Archaeophiala Perner 1903
G. †Lenaella Bjalyy 1973
G. †Moyerokania Rozov 1970
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†Moyerokania miagkovae Rozov 1970
G. †Palaeoscurria Perner 1903
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†Palaeoscurria calyptrata Perner 1903
†Palaeoscurria ordovicina Horný 1963
†Palaeoscurria recurva Perner 1903
†Palaeoscurria transversa Perner 1903
Invalid names: Palaeoscurria Perner 1903 [objective synonym]
G. †Platypilina Horný 1961
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†Platypilina tardissima Perner 1903
G. †Scenella Billings 1872
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†Scenella acuminata Chen et al. 1981
†Scenella affinis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Scenella amii Matthew 1902
†Scenella anomala Billings 1865
†Scenella augusta Billings 1865
†Scenella barrandei Linnarsson 1879
†Scenella compressa Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Scenella conica Whiteaves 1884
†Scenella conicum Whitfield 1886
†Scenella jijiapoensis Chen 1984
†Scenella lubrica Chen et al. 1981
†Scenella magnifica Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Scenella mira Vasil’yeva 1994
†Scenella montrealensis Billings 1865
†Scenella oblonga Chen et al. 1981
†Scenella obtusa Sardeson 1892
†Scenella orithyia Billings 1865
†Scenella pretensa Raymond 1905
†Scenella pycna Feng et al. 1994
†Scenella radialis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Scenella reticulata Billings 1872
†Scenella robusta Raymond 1905
†Scenella unicarinata Kobayashi 1934
†Scenella venillia Billings 1865
Invalid names: Securiconidae Missarzhevsky 1989 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: blindf
Comments: Data from Lin personal opinion (Lin, pers. comm.); possibly facultatively mobile.f
Created: 2009-04-21 09:42:07
Modified: 2010-05-17 04:17:31
Source: f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Givetian or 525.50000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (108 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waucoban538.8 - 509.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Scenellidae indet. (227955)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Scenella sp. (108309)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Shaanxi) Scenella emeishanensis (107790)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Scenella jijiapoensis (106525) Scenella micra, Scenella lubrica, Scenella acuminata, Scenella oblonga (108415) Scenella sp. (107789)
Meishucunian - Tommotian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Scenella emeishanensis (96288 96289)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation Scenella sp. (233041)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Hubei) Scenella jijiapoensis (155441 155442 155444 155445)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutia) Scenella mira (50433)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain Scenella reticulata (225087)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Guizhou) Scenella sp. (86849)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Antarctica Scenella sp. (199525)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation Scenella discinoides, Scenella tuberculata (235441)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Henan) Scenella pycna (96525) Scenella sp. (49532)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Guizhou) Scenella sp. (128423)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0USA (Massachusetts) Scenella reticulata (56854)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Scenella levis, Scenella paupera, Scenella reticulata (99495) Scenella reticulata (99575)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Australia (New South Wales) Scenella reticulata (225136)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Mexico Scenella reticulata (10684)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (New York) Scenella sp. (182)
Duyunian514.0 - 509.0China (Guizhou) Scenella sp. (125156)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Utah) Scenella radians (77218)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Scenella amii (84412 84413 84414 84415 84416 84417 84418 84420 84421 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84437 121959) Scenella sp. (225262)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Canada (British Columbia) Scenella sp. (56720)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Sweden (Bornholm Island) Scenella barrandei (50736)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Norway (Hedmark) Scenella barrandei (50735)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Sweden (Scania) Scenella barrandei (50734)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Scenella sp. (188658)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Scenella amii (122094)
Floran - Undillan504.5 - 500.5Antarctica Scenella sp. (69505)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 487.5Canada (Quebec) Metoptoma venillia (56819)
Cressagian486.5 - 482.0South Korea (Hwanghae-namdo) Scenella sp. (39398)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Vermont) Tryblidium conicum (154944)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Scenella montrealensis (172351)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Scenella montrealensis (56215) Scenella pretensa (171713) Scenella pretensa, Scenella montrealensis (56214) Scenella robusta (171704 172328)
Llanvirn - Llandeilo468.0 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Moyerokania miagkovae (39432 39433)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Czech Republic Palaeoscurria ordovicina (95014)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9North Korea (Hamgyong-namdo) Conchopeltis unicarinata (56175)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic Palaeoscurria ordoviciana (3859)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Minnesota) Scenella compressa (194139)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella spp., Scenella compressa (23617 23619 23620)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella spp., Scenella compressa (23621)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Scenella spp., Scenella compressa (23557)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella obtusa (23623)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Scenella obtusa (23558)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella obtusa (23622)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella compressa (23651 23653 23656 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Scenella compressa (23579 23584)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Minnesota) Scenella affinis (194137)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Scenella compressa (23588)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella compressa (23678)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Scenella sp. (26313)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Canada (Ontario) Scenella conica (155012)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic (Praha) Palaeoscurria transversa (155864)
Helderbergian - Emsian419.2 - 393.3Austria Palaeoscurria sp. (26203)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Praha) Palaeoscurria alternata (56701)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) Scenella tardissima (104794)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Austria (Styrian) Palaeoscurria capuliformis (154376)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) Palaeoscurria sp. (40360)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Austria Palaeoscurria sp. (26219)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Palaeoscurria sp. (85061)