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Kimopegma ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Technophoridae : Kimopegma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Ribeirioida : Technophoridae : Kimopegma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Kimopegma Pojeta, Gilbert-Tomlinson & Shergold, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bull. Bur. Miner. Resour. Geol. Geophys. Aust. 171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 494 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 479 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rostroconchia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rostroconchia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rostroconchia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Pojeta, J. Gilbert-Tomlinson, and JH Shergold. 1977. Cambrian and Ordovician rostroconch molluscs from Northern Australia. Australian Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 171:1-54 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Kimopegma huckitta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 494 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Kimopegma jonesi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 494 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Kimopegma pinnatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 494 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ribeiria huckitta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ribeiria jonesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1977 | Kimopegma Pojeta et al. |
| 2002 | Kimopegma Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
