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Mezounia

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae

Taxonomy
Mezounia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aegiromeninae by Williams et al. (2000); to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aegiromenidae by Benedetto (2012).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Mezounia Williams et al. p. 337
2002Mezounia Sepkoski
2012Mezounia Benedetto p. 439

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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
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyAegiromenidae(Havlicek 1961)
genusMezounia

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.

G. †Mezounia
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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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Homerian or 440.80000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.4 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (486)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Czech Republic M. bucuspis (14087)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Czech Republic M. bicuspis (14051 14093 14094)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic M. bicuspis (14028 14077 14103)