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Bimuria ✝
Description | Bimuria is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimuria, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Bimuriidae : Bimuria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Bimuria Ulrich & Cooper, 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | J. Paleont., 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 468 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Strophomenida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Strophomenida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | minor ribbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimuria |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bimuria (Bimuria) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Bimuria buttsi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Bimuria californiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Bimuria dyfiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Bimuria gilbertella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bimuria immatura ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Bimuria lamellosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bimuria matutina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bimuria parvula ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Bimuria perrugata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Bimuria popovi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Bimuria siphonata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bimuria superba ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Bimuria youngiana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1942 | Bimuria Ulrich and Cooper |
1977 | Bimuria Mitchell |
2000 | Bimuria Williams et al. p. 317 |
2002 | Bimuria Sepkoski, Jr. |
2005 | Bimuria Cocks p. 270 |
2010 | Bimuria Cocks |
References
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!