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Biernatia minor

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Biernatidae

Taxonomy
Torynelasma minor was named by Cooper (1956).

It was recombined as Biernatia minor by Holmer (1989).

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Biernatia minor Holmer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
familyBiernatidaeHolmer 1989
genusBiernatiaHolmer 1989
speciesminor(Cooper 1956)

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.

Biernatia minor Cooper 1956
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Biernatia minor rossicum Goryansky 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 12:45:20
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:45:20
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Volkhov to the top of the Kunda or 471.30000 to 464.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Estonia (Ida-Viru) Biernatia minor (195560 195561)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Alabama) Torynelasma minor (162364)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Estonia (Ida-Viru) Biernatia minor (195557)