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Bimuria superba

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Bimuriidae

Taxonomy
Bimuria superba was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1942). It is the type species of Bimuria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Bimuria superba Ulrich and Cooper

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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
familyBimuriidaeCooper 1956
genusBimuriaUlrich and Cooper 1942
speciessuperbaUlrich and Cooper 1942

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.

Bimuria superba Ulrich and Cooper 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 12:11:23
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:11:23
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Chazyan to the top of the Turinian or 471.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Bimuria superba (164884)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (British Columbia) Bimuria superba (35426)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Bimuria superba (164296)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Nevada) Bimuria superba (331)