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Bellimurina incommoda

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Bellimurina incommoda was named by Williams (1963). Its type specimen is BB 29055, a valve (internal and external moulds of a ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gelli-grin Group, Caradoc, Bala District, Merionethshire, which is in a Longvillian offshore mudstone/siltstone in the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Bellimurina (Bellimurina) incommoda by Cocks (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Bellimurina incommoda Williams p. 466 figs. pl. 16, figs 6–7, 10–14
2010Bellimurina (Bellimurina) incommoda Cocks p. 1162 figs. Plate 1, figures 7–10

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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
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
genusBellimurina
speciesincommoda

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 incommoda Williams 1963
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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: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:54:01
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:54:01
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burrellian to the top of the Cheneyan or 456.60000 to 451.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) Bellimurina incommoda (type locality: 43640)
Burrellian - Cheneyan456.6 - 451.3United Kingdom (Wales) Bellimurina incommoda (173745)
Cheneyan - Burrellian452.5 - 452.5United Kingdom Bellimurina incommoda (173760)