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Mimella borealis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis borealis was named by Billings (1859). Its type specimen is G.S.C. 1035c. and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hebertella borealis by Raymond (1911); it was recombined as Mimella borealis by Cooper (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. laticardinia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Orthis borealis Billings p. 436 fig. 14
1911Hebertella borealis Raymond p. 241 figs. 13, 14
1956Mimella borealis Cooper p. 469 figs. Plate 85, E, figures 38, 39

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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
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlectorthidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusMimellaCooper 1930
speciesborealis(Billings 1859)

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.

†Mimella borealis Billings 1859
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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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:49:22
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:49:22
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Caradoc to the top of the Blackriveran or 458.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Ontario) Hebertella borealis (172204 172358 172359)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Hebertella borealis (171704 172233 172308 172309)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Hebertella borealis (172200 172209 172350 172351 172352 172353 172354) Mimella borealis (80006)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Hebertella borealis (32547 32552 32553 32554 32557 32558 32559 32560 32561 32562 32563 32570 32571 32614 32615 32617 32618 32619)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Hebertella borealis (5331)