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Warrenella ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4867924	https://www.gbif.org/species/4867924
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	29738	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=29738

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Reticulariidae : Warrenella

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Spiriferida	Waagen 1883
suborder	Delthyridina	Ivanova 1972
superfamily	Reticularioidea	Waagen 1883
family	Reticulariidae	Waagen 1883
subfamily	Rhenothyridinae	Gourvennec 1994
genus	Warrenella	Crickmay 1953

Scientific Name

Warrenella Crickmay, 1953

Name Published In

J. Paleontol. 27

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Warrenella	genus	belongs to Spiriferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Warrenella	genus	belongs to Rhenothyridinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

419 - 403 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

Motility

stationary (based on Spiriferida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Spiriferida)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Warrenella (Warrenellina) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Warrenella dorothae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Warrenella dorothal species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Warrenella floweri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Warrenella franklinii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Warrenella kirki ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Warrenella magna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Warrenella occidentalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Warrenella plicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Warrenella torleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Warrenellina Brice, 1982	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Reticulariidae : *Warrenellina*
Minatothyris Vandercammen, 1957	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Reticulariidae : *Minatothyris*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2002	Warrenella Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Warrenella Williams et al. p. 1857

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

J. Paleontol. 27 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Savage & Boucot, 1978 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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