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Holtedahlina ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3252420	https://www.gbif.org/species/3252420
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	27455	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27455

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Holtedahlina

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Strophomenida	Opik 1934
superfamily	Strophomenoidea	King 1846
family	Strophomenidae	King 1846
subfamily	Strophomeninae	King 1846
genus	Holtedahlina	Foerste 1924

Scientific Name

Holtedahlina Foerste, 1924

Name Published In

Mem. Geol. Surv. Canada, 138

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Holtedahlina	genus	belongs to Orthotetinae	stated with evidence	Oraspold, 1956
Holtedahlina	genus	belongs to Strophomeninae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Holtedahlina	genus	belongs to Strophomenida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Holtedahlina	genus	belongs to Strophomeninae	stated with evidence	Roomusoks, 2004

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

461 - 452 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

445 - 433 Ma
Paleozoic

Motility

stationary (based on Strophomenida)

Vision

blind (based on Strophomenata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Strophomenida)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).

Taphonomy

minor ribbing

Primary Reference (PBDB)

A. F. Foerste. 1924. Upper Ordovician faunas of Ontario and Quebec. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 138(121):1-99

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Holtedahlina moensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Holtedahlina orientalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Holtedahlina paraprostrata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Holtedahlina rakverensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	5	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Holtedahlina sakuensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Holtedahlina sinica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Holtedahlina subtilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Holtedahlina suedica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Holtedahlina sulcata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	59	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Holtedahlina varsensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1924	Holtedahlina Foerste
1956	Holtedahlina Oraspold
2000	Holtedahlina Williams et al. p. 224
2002	Holtedahlina Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Holtedahlina Rõõmusoks

References

Foerste A. F. (1924) Upper Ordovician faunas of Ontario and Quebec, Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 138 121, 1-99

Oraspold A. L. (1956) New brachiopods from the Jõhvi, Keila and Vasalemma stages, Trudy Instituta geologii AN ESSR 1, 41-67

Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Roomusoks A. (2004) Ordovician strophomenoid brachiopods of northern Estonia, Fossilia Baltica 3, 1-150

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Mem. Geol. Surv. Canada, 138 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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