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Murinella muralis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Taxonomy
Murinella muralis was named by Cooper (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 117636a, a valve (pedicle valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Murinella muralis Cooper pp. 846 - 847 figs. Plate 226, D, figures 10-28

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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
familyFurcitellidae(Williams 1965)
genusMurinellaCooper 1956
speciesmuralis

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.

†Murinella muralis Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Ashbyan or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Murinella muralis (203279)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Murinella muralis (164472)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Murinella muralis (164467)