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Minutella

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)6487549https://www.gbif.org/species/6487549
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)334309https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=334309
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Thecideida : Thecidellinidae : Minutella
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderThecideidaPajaud 1970
superfamilyThecideoideaGray 1840
familyThecidellinidaeElliott 1958
subfamilyMinutellinaeLogan and Baker 2013
genusMinutellaHoffmann & Lüter 2010
Scientific NameMinutella Hoffmann & Lüter, 2010
Name Published InHoffmann, Jana & Carsten Lüter. 2010. Shell development in thecidellinine brachiopods with description of a new recent genus. Special Papers in Palaeontology 84: 137-160.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Minutellagenusbelongs to Minutellinaestated with evidenceBitner and Motchurova-Dekova, 2016
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (33%)
First Recorded Appearance13.7 - 12.7 Ma
Miocene
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Thecideida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Thecideida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. A. Bitner and N. Motchurova-Dekova. 2016. Middle Miocene (Badenian) brachiopods from Yasen, northwestern Bulgaria: taxonomic composition and biogeographical significance. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 279:7-22

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Minutella bruntoni
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Minutella bulgarica
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
213.7 Ma
Miocene
13.7 Ma
Miocene
Minutella dragonensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Minutella tristani
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2010Minutella Hoffmann and Luter
2016Minutella Bitner and Motchurova-Dekova p. 16

References

Bitner M. A., Motchurova-Dekova N. (2016) Middle Miocene (Badenian) brachiopods from Yasen, northwestern Bulgaria: taxonomic composition and biogeographical significance, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 279, 7-22
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
original work (title/other) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Hoffmann J.; Lüter, C. (2010). Shell development in the thecidellinine brachiopods with description of a new recent genus. Special Papers in Palaeontology, 84, 137-160. - via World Register of Marine Species
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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