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Hebetoechiidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Hebetoechiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Hebetoechiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 445 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rhynchonellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rhynchonellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. M. Savage and E. H. Goodwin. 1998. The internal features of some Paleozoic rhynchonellid brachiopods. Journal of Paleontology 72(3):437-441 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amsdenellinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Beckmanniinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Betterbergiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Glossinulininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Hebetoechiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 106 | 433 Ma Silurian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Sphaerirhynchiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 188 | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Cassidirostrum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Sphaerirhynchia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 156 | 443 Ma Silurian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1960 | Hebetoechiidae Havlicek |
| 1998 | Hebetoechiidae Savage and Goodwin p. 437 |
| 2002 | Hebetoechiidae Williams et al. p. 1104 |
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!
