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Sampo ✝
| Description | In Finnish mythology, the Sampo or Sammas was a magical artifact of indeterminate type constructed by Ilmarinen that brought riches and good fortune to its holder. When the Sampo was stolen, it is said that Ilmarinen's homeland fell upon hard times and he sent an expedition to retrieve it, but in the ensuing battle it was smashed and lost at sea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampo, 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 : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptestiidae : Sampo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Sampo Öpik, 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Acta Comm. Univ. Tartu, (A) 24 (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 456 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 445 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Unattached, suspension-feeder (McKerrow, 1979). BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | minor ribbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Sampo |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Sampo (Sampo) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Sampo hiiuensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Sampo ruralis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Sampo suduvensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Sampo transversa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1933 | Sampo Opik |
| 1977 | Sampo Mitchell |
| 2000 | Sampo Williams et al. p. 334 |
| 2002 | Sampo Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2016 | Sampo Paškevi?ius and Hints |
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!
