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Jamesella perpasta

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Protorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis perpasta was named by Pompeckj (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Nisusia (Jamesella).

It was recombined as Nisusia (Jamesella) perpasta by Walcott (1905); it was recombined as Jamesella perpasta by Geyer and Mergl (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Orthis perpasta Pompeckj pp. 515-516 figs. pl. 15, figs. 15-18
1905Nisusia (Jamesella) perpasta Walcott p. 254
1986Orthis perpasta Pompeckj pp. 515-516 figs. pl. 15, figs. 15-18
1997Jamesella perpasta Geyer and Mergl p. 806

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderProtorthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyProtorthoideaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
familyProtorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusJamesella()
speciesperpasta(Pompeckj 1896)

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.

†Jamesella perpasta Pompeckj 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:48:06
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:48:06
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Menevian or 509.00000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Solvan - Menevian510.2 - 499.5Czech Republic Jamesella perpasta (73545)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Czech Republic (Skryje) Jamesella perpasta (203342)