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Bemella communis

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Bemella communis was named by Parkhaev (2001) [Parkhaev in Gravestock et al., 2001]. Its type specimen is PIN 4664/1331, a shell, and it is a mold.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Bemella communis Parkhaev p. 155 figs. Pl. XXVIII, figs. 4-10; Pl. XXIX, figs. 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
superfamilyHelcionelloidea(Wenz 1938)
familyHelcionellidae
genusBemella
speciescommunis

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.

Bemella communis Parkhaev 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 12:46:49
Modified: 2009-06-11 14:46:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Feng et al. 2000, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Botomian to the top of the Toyonian or 516.00000 to 510.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Australia (South Australia) Bemella communis (67980 67981 96958 96959 97730)
Toyonian512.9 - 510.2Australia (South Australia) Bemella communis (97991)