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Monomerella

Craniata - Trimerellida - Trimerellidae

Taxonomy
Monomerella was named by Billings (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg S Ldov Sepkoski's reference number: 538]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Trimerellidae by Jaanuson (1966) and Williams et al. (2000); and to Lingulida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Monomerella Billings
1966Monomerella Jaanuson
2000Monomerella Williams et al. p. 187
2002Monomerella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumCraniiformeaPopov et al. 1993
classCraniata
orderTrimerellida
superfamilyTrimerelloideaDavidson and King 1872
familyTrimerellidaeDavidson and King 1872
genusMonomerellaBillings 1872

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.

G. †Monomerella Billings 1872
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Monomerella antiqua Goriansky 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-10 13:16:26
Modified: 2009-06-10 15:16:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Jaanuson 1966, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Williams et al. 1996

Age range: base of the Gamachian to the top of the Ludlow or 449.50000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) M. sp. (232332)
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) M. laurentina (26358 26363)
Telychian - Wenlock438.5 - 427.4Canada (Manitoba) M. laurentina (26419 26425 26447)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Iowa) M. sp. (25018)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Ontario) M. sp. (14196)