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

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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
speciesconcentrica

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

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Blackriveran or 467.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Bellimurina concentrica (205561)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Bellimurina concentrica (type locality: 203263)