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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4866789	https://www.gbif.org/species/4866789
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	27416	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27416

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Glyptomenidae : Glyptomena

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	Strophomenida	Opik 1934
superfamily	Strophomenoidea	King 1846
family	Glyptomenidae	Williams 1965
subfamily	Glyptomeninae	Williams 1965
genus	Glyptomena	Cooper 1956

Scientific Name

Glyptomena Cooper, 1956

Name Published In

Smithson. Misc. Collns 127

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Glyptomena	genus	belongs to Glyptomeninae	stated with evidence	Mitchell, 1977
Glyptomena	genus	belongs to Strophomenida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

479 - 466 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

445 - 443 Ma
Paleozoic

Motility

stationary (based on Strophomenida)

Vision

blind (based on Strophomenata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Strophomenida)

Ecospace Comments

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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Glyptomena bella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Glyptomena brumalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Glyptomena distans ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Glyptomena karasuensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Glyptomena kaskolica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Glyptomena onerosa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		7	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Glyptomena parvula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Glyptomena prisca ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Glyptomena rugulosa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Glyptomena sculpturata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Glyptomena trippi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Oslomena Spjeldnaes, 1957	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Glyptomenidae : *Oslomena*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1956	Glyptomena Cooper
1977	Glyptomena Mitchell
2000	Glyptomena Williams et al. p. 252
2002	Glyptomena Sepkoski, Jr.

References

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

Mitchell W. I. (1977) The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 130 545, 1-138

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

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

Smithson. Misc. Collns 127 - 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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