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Longtancunella ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Chileata : Longtancunella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Longtancunella) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Longtancunella) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Longtancunella) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Erect, non-motile attached, suspension according to Bambach et al (2007); see L. chengjiangensis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | X.-G. Hou, R. J. Aldridge, and J. Bergström, David J. Siveter, Derek J. Siveter, X.-H. Feng. 2004. The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China: the Flowering of Early Animal Life |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Longtancunella chengjiangensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1999 | Longtancunella Hou et al. |
2018 | Longtancunella Zhang et al. p. 494 |
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!