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Mendacella aerinensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Taxonomy
Mendacella aerinensis was named by Hints (2012). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Porkuni Quarry. M658, which is in a Porkuni carbonate grainstone in the Ärina Formation of Estonia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. tungussense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Mendacella aerinensis Hints

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhipidomellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyRhipidomellinaeSchuchert 1913
genusMendacellaCooper 1930
speciesaerinensis

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.

†Mendacella aerinensis Hints 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available