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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4870341	https://www.gbif.org/species/4870341
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	26856	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26856

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Mendacella

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Orthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
suborder	Dalmanellidina	Moore 1952
superfamily	Dalmanelloidea	Schuchert 1913
family	Rhipidomellidae	Schuchert 1913
subfamily	Rhipidomellinae	Schuchert 1913
genus	Mendacella	Cooper 1930

Scientific Name

Mendacella Cooper, 1930

Name Published In

J. Paleont., 4 (4)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Mendacella	genus	belongs to Rhipidomellinae	stated with evidence	Hints, 1975
Mendacella	genus	belongs to Rhipidomellinae	stated without evidence	Isaacson et al., 1976
Mendacella	genus	belongs to Rhipidomellidae	stated without evidence	Villas and Cocks, 1996
Mendacella	genus	belongs to Rhipidomellinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Mendacella	genus	belongs to Orthida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Mendacella	genus	belongs to Rhipidomellinae	stated with evidence	Rubel, 2011

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

393 - 388 Ma
Devonian

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Orthida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Orthida)

Taphonomy

thin,minor ribbing, minor internal reinforcement

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Mendacella aerinensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Mendacella bleikeriensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	443 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian
Mendacella borrbyensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Mendacella circularis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		28	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Mendacella cliftonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Mendacella lata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	443 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Mendacella megacircularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Mendacella mullockiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		154	443 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian
Mendacella phiala ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	439 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Mendacella prematura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Mendacella sola ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Mendacella uberis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		31	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	439 Ma Silurian
Mendacella udauberis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1930	Mendacella Cooper
1975	Mendacella Hints
1976	Mendacella Isaacson et al. p. 1108
1996	Mendacella Villas and Cocks p. 575
2000	Mendacella Williams et al. p. 818
2002	Mendacella Sepkoski, Jr.
2011	Mendacella Rubel
2012	Mendacella Hints

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Hints L. (1975) Ordovician brachiopods Enteletacea of the east baltic area, Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Institut, 1-119

Isaacson P. E., Antelo B., et al (1976) Implications of a Llandovery (Early Silurian) brachiopod fauna from Salta Province, Argentina, Journal of Paleontology 50 6, 1103-1112

Villas E., Cocks L. R. M. (1996) The first early Silurian brachiopod fauna from the Iberian Peninsula, Journal of Paleontology 70 4, 571-588

Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919

Rubel M. (2011) Silurian brachiopods Dictyonellida, Strophomenida, Productida, Orthotetida, Protorthida and Orthida from Estonia, Fossilia Baltica 4, 1-65

Hints L. (2012) New Hirnantian orthide brachiopods from the type section of the Porkuni Stage (Porkuni quarry, northeastern Estonia), Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 61 4, 227-241 doi:10.3176/earth.2012.4.04

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

J. Paleont., 4 (4) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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