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Botsfordiidae ✝
| Description | Acrotheloidea is a superfamily of Discinid brachiopods, alternatively ascribed to the lingulids—for a discussion of discinid taxonomy, see Discinida. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botsfordiidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Botsfordiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Botsfordiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 530 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 505 - 501 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lingulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Lingulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lingulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Lingulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | O.H. Schindewolf. 1955. Über einige kambrische Guttung inartikulater Brachiopoden. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Palaeontologie 12:538-557 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botsfordiidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bomina ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Botsfordia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 52 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Curdus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Diandongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Edreja ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Glyptias ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Karathele ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Minlatonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Neobolus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1955 | Botsfordiidae Schindewolf |
| 2000 | Botsfordiidae Williams et al. p. 95 |
| 2005 | Botsfordiidae Skovsted and Holmer p. 334 |
| 2017 | Botsfordiidae Skovsted et al. |
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!
