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Mimaria lepton

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Heterelasminidae

Taxonomy
Rhaetina lepton was named by Gemmellaro (1899).

It was recombined as Jisuina lepton by Stehli (1962); it was recombined as Heterelasmina lepton by Grunt and Dmitriev (1973); it was recombined as Mimaria lepton by Cooper and Grant (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Rhaetina lepton Gemmellaro
1899Rhaetina lepton Gemmellaro p. 95 figs. Pl 25, figs 1-9; pl 27, fig 61
1962Jisuina lepton Stehli p. 104 figs. Pl 20, Group I
1973Heterelasmina lepton Grunt and Dmitriev p. 153
1976Mimaria lepton Cooper and Grant pp. 2907-2908

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyHeterelasminidaeLicharew 1956
genusMimaria
specieslepton()

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.

†Mimaria lepton Gemmellaro 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height167.603.0012.08.302.18

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Jisuina lepton (112952 118121) Mimaria lepton (105518 105519) Rhaetina lepton (108566 108672 108673 108675)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Tajikistan Heterelasmina lepton (81386 109466 109470 109471 109474 109477)