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Mimella vulgaris

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy
Hebertella vulgaris was named by Raymond (1911). Its type specimen is Carnegie Mus. 5512, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mimella vulgaris by Cooper (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Hebertella vulgaris Raymond p. 242 figs. text fig. 16, pl. 36, fig. 3; not text figs. 15, 17, 18, pi. 36, figs. 2, 4, 5?
1956Mimella vulgaris Cooper pp. 488 - 489 figs. Plate 85, A, figures 1-12; plate 92, E, figures 29-33

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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
speciesvulgaris()

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 vulgaris Raymond 1911
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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, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chazyan to the top of the Ashbyan or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Hebertella vulgaris (56184 56212 56215 172144 172180 172223 172225 172229 172230 172232 172235 172237 172238 172239 172240 172247 172295 172300 172301 172302 172303 172314 172315 172317 172318 172320 172322 172323 172324 172326 172328 172329 172330 172331 172333 172335 172346)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Hebertella vulgaris (172209)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Mimella vulgaris (33938 33980 33981 33982 33983 33984)