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Vectella morrisi

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Waldheimia morrisi was named by Meyer (1868).

It was recombined as Vectella morrisi by Owen (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Waldheimia morrisi Meyer p. 269
1965Vectella morrisi Owen p. 54 figs. Pl. 1, Fig, 7; Txt. Fig. 4; Pl. 3, Fig. 7-9

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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
speciesmorrisi(Meyer 1868)

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 morrisi Meyer 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height36.525.297.546.951.17

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 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0United Kingdom Vectella morrisi (153848)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Vectella morrisi (153852)