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Mentzelia glabra

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae

Taxonomy
Mentzelia glabra was named by Dagys (1963). Its type specimen is IGiG No179/86 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is River Kuna, which is in a Norian/Rhaetian marine limestone in the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Mentzelia glabra Dagys p. 79 figs. Pl. 8, figs 3-5
1981Mentzelia glabra Sun p. 207 figs. Pl 7, figs 19-22; text-fig 16
1993Mentzelia glabra Iordan figs. Pl 3, fig 6

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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
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974
subfamilyMentzeliinaeDagys 1974
genusMentzelia(Quenstedt 1871)
speciesglabra

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.

Mentzelia glabra Dagys 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height114.1

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 Alaunian to the top of the Rhaetian or 215.38000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Russian Federation (Adygea republic) Mentzelia glabra (type locality: 128314)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Russian Federation Mentzelia glabra (128267)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18China (Xizang) Mentzelia glabra (132683)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Romania Mentzelia glabra (170280)