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Bimuria (Cooperea)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Bimuriidae

Taxonomy
Cooperea was named by Cocks and Rong (1989). Its type is Bimuria siphonata.

It was reranked as Bimuria (Cooperea) by Williams et al. (2000).

It was assigned to Craspedeliinae by Cocks and Rong (1989); and to Bimuria by Williams et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Cooperea Cocks and Rong p. 104
2000Bimuria (Cooperea) Williams et al. p. 317

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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
subgenusCooperea()

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.

Subg. †Bimuria (Cooperea) Cocks and Rong 1989
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Cooperea immatura Cooper 1956
Cooperea siphonata Cooper 1956
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. M. Cocks and J. -Y. Rong 1989Like Craspedelia but with no geniculation.
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 Ashbyan or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Alabama) Bimuria siphonata (162364)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Bimuria immatura (164296)