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Rowellella minuta

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Rowellella minuta was named by Wright (1963). It is the type species of Rowellella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Rowellella minuta Wright
1994Rowellella minuta Popov et al. p. 632 figs. Plate 1, figures 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
subfamilyLingulellinaeSchuchert 1893
genusRowellella
speciesminuta

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.

Rowellella minuta Wright 1963
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Popov et al. 1994Shell dorsi-biconvex, elongately subtriangular in outline with close to parallel lateral margins; omamentation of well developed concentric lamellae; larval and postlarval shell finely pitted.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 10:12:49
Modified: 2009-10-11 12:15:38
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Vormsi to the top of the Cautleyan or 449.90000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia Rowellella minuta (173702)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Estonia Rowellella minuta (173703 173705 173706 173707 173708 173709)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Ireland (Leinster) Rowellella minuta (89130)