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Tesikella

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4866377https://www.gbif.org/species/4866377
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)121368https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=121368
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptellinidae : Tesikella
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyLeptellinidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusTesikellaPopov Cocks & Nikitin 2002
Scientific NameTesikella Popov, Cocks & Nikitin, 2002
Name Published InBull Nat Hist Mus Geol Ser 58 (1), 27 June
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Tesikellagenusbelongs to Leptellinidaestated without evidencePopov et al., 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Motilitystationary (based on Strophomenida)
Visionblind (based on Strophomenata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Strophomenida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. E. Popov, L. R. M. Cocks, and I. F. Nikitin. 2002. Upper Ordovician brachiopods from the Anderken Formation, Kazakhstan: their ecology and systematics. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Geology Series 58(1):13-79

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Tesikella necopina
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
461 Ma
Middle Ordovician

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Tesikella Popov et al.

References

Popov L. E., Cocks L. R. M., et al (2002) Upper Ordovician brachiopods from the Anderken Formation, Kazakhstan: their ecology and systematics, Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Geology Series 58 1, 13-79
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Bull Nat Hist Mus Geol Ser 58 (1), 27 June - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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