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Bellimurina (Bellimurina) charlottae

Rhynchonellida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Leptaena charlottae was named by Winchell and Schuchert (1892).

It was recombined as Bellimurina (Bellimurina) charlottae by Cocks (2010); it was recombined as Bellimurina charlottae by Cooper (1956), Hoel (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. rudis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Strophomena halli Sardeson p. 334 figs. pl. 4 f. 38-38
1892Leptaena charlottae Winchell and Schuchert p. 288
1956Bellimurina charlottae Cooper p. 855 figs. Plate 222, G, figures 11-14; plate 223, H, figures ig-24
2010Bellimurina (Bellimurina) charlottae Cocks
2011Bellimurina charlottae Hoel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
RankNameAuthor
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferellidaeWaterhouse 1968
genusBellimurina
subgenusBellimurinaCooper 1956
speciescharlottae(Winchell and Schuchert 1892)

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.

†Bellimurina (Bellimurina) charlottae Winchell and Schuchert 1892
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Invalid names: Bellimurina halli Sardeson 1892 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Created: 2009-06-10 11:54:01
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:54:01
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) Leptaena charlottae (76338 76449)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Bellimurina charlottae (23797)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Bellimurina charlottae (23796)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Bellimurina charlottae (23277 23290)