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Longtancunella

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)145675https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=145675
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Chileata : Longtancunella
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classChileataWilliams et al. 1996
genusLongtancunellaHou et al. 1999
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Longtancunellagenusbelongs to Brachiopodastated with evidenceHou et al., 1999
Longtancunellagenusbelongs to Chileatastated with evidenceZhang et al., 2018
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Motilitystationary, attached, epibiont (based on Longtancunella)
Visionblind (based on Longtancunella)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Longtancunella)
Ecospace CommentsLIFE HISTORY: Erect, non-motile attached, suspension according to Bambach et al (2007); see L. chengjiangensis.
Taphonomylow 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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Longtancunella chengjiangensis
species
listed (PBDB)4520 Ma
Cambrian
516 Ma
Cambrian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1999Longtancunella Hou et al.
2018Longtancunella Zhang et al. p. 494

References

Hou X.-G., Aldridge R. J., et al (2004) , The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China: the Flowering of Early Animal Life
Zhang Z., Holmer L. E., et al (2018) The exceptionally preserved Early Cambrian stem rhynchonelliform brachiopod Longtancunella and its implications, Lethaia 44 4, 490-495
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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