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Medessia

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Anomalorthidae

Taxonomy
Medessia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Anomalorthidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Medessia Williams et al. p. 731
2002Medessia Sepkoski

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyAnomalorthidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusMedessia

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. †Medessia
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Billingen or 474.80000 to 471.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Kazakhstan M. uralica (165642 165643 165644)