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Bellimurina concentrica

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy

Bellimurina concentrica was named by Cooper (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 117650, a valve (pedicle valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pierce Mill, which is in a Blackriveran carbonate packstone/wackestone in the Pierce Limestone Formation of Tennessee.

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1956	Bellimurina concentrica Cooper pp. 856 - 857 figs. Plate 222, A, figures i, 2

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Strophomenida	Opik 1934
superfamily	Strophomenoidea	King 1846
family	Strophomenidae	King 1846
genus	Bellimurina
species	concentrica

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 concentrica Cooper 1956

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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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Blackriveran or 469.40000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian	469.4 - 458.2	Russian Federation (Siberia)	Bellimurina concentrica (205561)
Blackriveran	457.3 - 449.6	USA (Tennessee)	Bellimurina concentrica (type locality: 203263)