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Brachythyridoidea β
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Rank | superfamily (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Brachythyridoidea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, C. H. C. Brunton, and SJ Carlson, PG Baker, JL Carter, GB Curry, AS Dagys, R. Gourvennec, HF Hou, YG Jin, JG Johnson, DE Lee, DI MacKinnon, PR Racheboeuf, TN Smirnova, DL Sun. 2006. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5:1689-2320 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Brachythyrididae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 226 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Skelidorygmidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1924 | Brachythyridoidea Frederiks |
2006 | Brachythyridoidea Williams et al. p. 1821 |
References
Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320 |
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!