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Parmula

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Lissatrypidae

Taxonomy
Parmula is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lissatrypidae by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Parmula Sepkoski
2002Parmula Williams et al. p. 1463

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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
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderAtrypidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyAtrypoideaGill 1871
familyLissatrypidaeTwenhofel 1914
genusParmula

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. †Parmula
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Parmula hemisphaerica Jin et al. 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:02:51
Modified: 2009-06-11 20:02:51
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Telychian or 438.50000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Nunavut) P. hemisphaerica (77342)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) P. hemisphaerica (77345)