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Bemella amplaperata

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Latirostratus amplaperatus was named by Yü (1979). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yangtzeconus priscus - Archaeospira ornata assemblage, Yangtze Gorge, Yichang, which is in a Tommotian carbonate phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China.

It was recombined as Bemella amplaperata by Parkhaev and Demidenko (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Latirostratus amplaperatus pp. 244 figs. pl. 2 f. 31-33
1984Rostroconus emeiensis Xing et al.
1989Bemella emeiensis Qian and Bengtson
2010Bemella amplaperata Parkhaev and Demidenko

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

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 amplaperata Yü 1979
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Invalid names: Bemella emeiensis Xing et al. 1984 [synonym]
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: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Feng et al. 2000

Age range: Tommotian or 530.00000 to 520.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian - Tommotian541.0 - 520.0China (Yunnan) Bemella emeiensis (50504)
Meishucunian541.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Latirostratus amplaperatus (108259)
Tommotian530.0 - 520.0China (Hubei) Latirostratus amplaperatus (type locality: 56807)