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Pentamerus ✝
| Description |
Pentamerus is a prehistoric genus of brachiopods that lived from the Silurian to the Middle Devonian in Asia, Europe, and North America. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentamerus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : Pentamerus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pentamerus Sowerby, 1813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Min. Conch., 1: 73*, 76* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 441 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 409 - 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Pentamerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Pentamerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentamerus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pentamerus (Barrandella) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 443 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Pentamerus (Supertrilobus) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 433 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Barrandella kindlei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 439 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Pentamerus asiaticus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Pentamerus beaumonti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus borealis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus comis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus complanatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus deshayesii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus divergens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus gothlandicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 433 Ma Silurian | 431 Ma Silurian | |
| Pentamerus knightii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus knotti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus laevis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus lotis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus oblongus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 79 | 443 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Pentamerus palaformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Pentamerus pergibbosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus pes-ovis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentamerus uniplicatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Gypidia Dalman, 1828 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : Gypidia |
| Gypidium Beyrich, 1837 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : Gypidium |
| Miopentamerus Woods, 1936 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : Miopentamerus |
| Trimurus Caldwell, 1934 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : Trimurus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1813 | Pentamerus Sowerby |
| 1974 | Pentamerus Bassett and Cocks |
| 1997 | Pentamerus Jin and Chatterton |
| 2002 | Pentamerus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Pentamerus Williams et al. p. 973 |
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!
