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Mimella borealis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis borealis was named by Billings (1859). Its type specimen is G.S.C. 1035c. and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hebertella borealis by Raymond (1911); it was recombined as Mimella borealis by Cooper (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. laticardinia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Orthis borealis Billings p. 436 fig. 14
1911Hebertella borealis Raymond p. 241 figs. 13, 14
1956Mimella borealis Cooper p. 469 figs. Plate 85, E, figures 38, 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlectorthidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusMimellaCooper 1930
speciesborealis(Billings 1859)

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.

†Mimella borealis Billings 1859
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Diagnosis
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