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Salterellidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Agmata : Salterellidae | |||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. D. Walcott. 1886. Second contribution to the studies on the Cambrian faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 30:1-365 | |||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ellisell ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Salterella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 57 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Volborthella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1886 | Salterellidae Walcott |
| 2003 | Salterellidae Yochelson and Kisselev p. 10 |
| 2006 | Salterellidae Skovsted p. 1098 |
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!
