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Visbyella visbyensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Taxonomy
Orthis visbyensis was named by Lindstrom (1861). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Visbyella.

It was recombined as Visbyella visbyensis by Bassett and Cocks (1974), Li and Copper (2006) and Rubel (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. trewerna

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Visbyella visbyensis Bassett and Cocks
2006Visbyella visbyensis Li and Copper p. 32
2011Visbyella visbyensis Rubel

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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
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyResserellinaeWalmsley and Boucot 1971
genusVisbyellaWalmsley et al. 1968
speciesvisbyensis(Lindstrom 1861)

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.

†Visbyella visbyensis Lindstrom 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 13:01:33
Modified: 2009-06-03 15:01:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Jaani to the top of the Wenlock or 433.60000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Lithuania Visbyella visbyensis (195430 207293 207330)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Ukraine Visbyella visbyensis (23346 23363)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Belarus Visbyella visbyensis (23675)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Lithuania Visbyella visbyensis (192990)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Visbyella visbyensis (23297 23301 23302)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Visbyella visbyensis (13523)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Hiiumaa) Visbyella visbyensis (160536 195429)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Lithuania Visbyella visbyensis (192581)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Saare) Visbyella visbyensis (193574)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Visbyella visbyensis (13524)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Lithuania Visbyella visbyensis (192991)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) Visbyella visbyensis (26003 26009 26014)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Lithuania Visbyella visbyensis (26289 207295 207331)
Jaagarahu428.2 - 422.9Estonia Visbyella visbyensis (13734)