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Moorellininae β
Source Data |
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Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Thecideida : Thecidellinidae : Moorellininae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 222 - 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 145 - 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Thecideida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Thecideida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Bosquetella β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Moorellina β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Pachymoorellina β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 176 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1966 | Moorellininae Pajaud |
2006 | Moorellininae Williams et al. p. 1953 |
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!