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Vectella celtica

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Waldheimia celtica was named by Morris (1854).

It was recombined as Terebratula (Waldheimia) celtica by Zaręczny (1878); it was recombined as Vectella celtica by Owen (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. woodwardi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Waldheimia celtica Morris p. 158
1878Terebratula (Waldheimia) celtica Zaręczny p. 226
1965Vectella celtica Owen p. 51 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 4a-c; Txt. Fig. 2

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyVectellinae
genusVectella
speciesceltica(Morris 1854)

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.

†Vectella celtica Morris 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height115.7

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2United Kingdom Vectella celtica (153847 153848)