Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Vellamo verneuili

Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Clitambonitidae

Taxonomy
Orthis verneuili was named by Eichwald (1843). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Orthisina verneuili by Eichwald (1843) and Pahlen (1877); it was recombined as Vellamo verneuilii by Tinn (1998), Tinn (1998); it was recombined as Vellamo verneuili by Opik (1934), Alikhova (1953), Jin and Zhan (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. americana, V. praemarginata, V. verneuli
Entered
by S. Finnegan on 2014-07-08; modified by B. Kröger on 2015-07-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Orthis verneuili d'Eichwald
1843Orthis verneuili Eichwald
1843Orthisina verneuili Eichwald
1877Orthisina verneuili Pahlen
1934Vellamo verneuili Opik
1953Vellamo verneuili Alikhova
1998Vellamo verneuilii Tinn
2008Vellamo verneuili Jin and Zhan p. 56

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderBillingsellida
suborderClitambonitidinaOpik 1934
superfamilyClitambonitoideaWinchell and Schuchert 1893
familyClitambonitidaeWinchell and Schuchert 1893
genusVellamoOpik 1930
speciesverneuili(Eichwald 1843)

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.

†Vellamo verneuili Eichwald 1843
show all | hide all
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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 12:10:02
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:10:02
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Nabala to the top of the Vormsi or 450.50000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Estonia (Lääne) Vellamo verneuili (195649 195650)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Lithuania Vellamo verneuili (192877)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Belarus Vellamo verneuili (192886)
Nabala - Vormsi450.5 - 449.5Ukraine (Khmelnytskyi Oblast) Vellamo verneuili (279559)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Lääne) Vellamo verneuili (195643 195644)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Lithuania Vellamo verneuili (173994)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Russian Federation Vellamo verneuili (173997)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia Vellamo verneuili (166070 166087 173878 174019)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Laane) Vellamo verneuili (173918)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Hiiu) Vellamo verneuili (166039)