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Spiriferina (Mentzelia) mentzeli

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Spiriferina (Mentzelia) mentzeli De Toni

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familySpiriferinidaeDavidson 1884
subfamilySpiriferininaeDavidson 1884
genusSpiriferinad'Orbigny 1847
subgenusMentzeliaQuenstedt 1871
speciesmentzeliDe Toni 1912

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Spiriferina mentzeli (203241 203266)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Spiriferina mentzeli (63538)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy Spiriferina mentzeli (136960)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Spiriferina mentzeli (203242)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Spiriferina mentzeli (201597)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spiriferina mentzeli (206735)