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Sulcirugaria ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4866643	https://www.gbif.org/species/4866643
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	28030	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28030

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Sulcirugaria

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Productida	Sarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborder	Chonetidina	Muir-Wood 1955
superfamily	Chonetoidea	Bronn 1862
family	Rugosochonetidae	Muir-Wood 1962
subfamily	Plicochonetinae	Sokolskaja 1960
genus	Sulcirugaria	Waterhouse 1983

Scientific Name

Sulcirugaria Waterhouse, 1983

Name Published In

Bulletin Indian Geol. Ass. 16 (2)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Sulcirugaria	genus	belongs to Plicochonetinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Sulcirugaria	genus	belongs to Strophomenida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Sulcirugaria	genus	belongs to Rugosochonetidae	stated without evidence	Shen et al., 2003
Sulcirugaria	genus	belongs to Rugariini	stated with evidence	Waterhouse, 2004

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

260 - 254 Ma
Permian

Last Recorded Appearance

254 - 252 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary (based on Chonetidina)

Vision

blind (based on Strophomenata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Chonetidina)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. B. Waterhouse. 1983. Permian brachiopods from Pija Member, Senja Formation in Manang District of Nepal, with new brachiopod genera and species from other region. Bulletin of the Indian Geologists' Association 16(2):111-151

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Sulcirugaria subquadrata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	8	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Sulcirugaria tibetensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Sulcirugaria transversa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1983	Sulcirugaria Waterhouse p. 112
2000	Sulcirugaria Williams et al. p. 413
2002	Sulcirugaria Sepkoski, Jr.
2003	Sulcirugaria Shen et al. p. 63
2004	Sulcirugaria Waterhouse

References

Waterhouse J. B. (1983) Permian brachiopods from Pija Member, Senja Formation in Manang District of Nepal, with new brachiopod genera and species from other region, Bulletin of the Indian Geologists' Association 16 2, 111-151

Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Shen S.-Z., Shi G. R., et al (2003) Lopingian (Late Permian) brachiopods from the Qubuerga Formation at the Qubu section in the Mt. Qomolangma region, southern Tibet (Xizang), China, Palaeontographica Abteilung A 268 1-3, 49-101

Waterhouse J. B. (2004) Permian and Triassic stratigraphy and fossils of the Himalaya in northern Nepal, Earthwise 6, 1-259

Bulletin Indian Geol. Ass. 16 (2) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

GBIF/Paleo Database - 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

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - 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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