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Leptocoeliidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leptocoeliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Leptocoeliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 441 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 359 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Attached, epifaunal suspension feeder, attached to algae (McKerrow, 1979). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, C. H. C. Brunton, and S. J. Carlson, F. Alvarez, R. B. Blodgett, A. J. Boucot, P. Copper, A. S. Dagys, R. E. Grant, Y.-G. Jin, D. I. MacKinnon, M. O. Mancenido, E. F. Owen, J.-Y. Rong, N. M. Savage, D.-L. Sun. 2002. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Anabaia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 443 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Atlanticocoelia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Australocoelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 80 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Eocoelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 126 | 443 Ma Silurian | 428 Ma Silurian | |
| Leptocoelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 433 Ma Silurian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Leptocoelina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 412 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Pacificocoelia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Pacificocoelia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Platytrochalos genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1956 | Leptocoeliidae Boucot and Gill |
| 1974 | Leptocoeliidae Bassett and Cocks |
| 2002 | Leptocoeliidae Williams et al. p. 1081 |
| 2008 | Leptocoeliidae Boucot 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!
