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Murinella walliensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Taxonomy
Oepikina walliensis was named by Percival (1991) [Oepikina? walliensis]. Its type specimen is SUP68516, a valve (pedicle valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is L007. Licking Hole Creek, near Walli, which is in an Eastonian shallow subtidal limestone/lime mudstone in the Belubula Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Murinella walliensis by Percival (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Oepikina walliensis Percival pp. 147 - 149 figs. 14.20-28
2009Murinella walliensis Percival pp. 163 - 164 figs. 4A-G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyFurcitellidae(Williams 1965)
genusMurinellaCooper 1956
specieswalliensis()

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.

Murinella walliensis Percival 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Eastonian or 452.70000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Oepikina walliensis (2702 166834 type locality: 166835)