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Eoplectodonta ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4866914	https://www.gbif.org/species/4866914
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	27355	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27355

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Eoplectodonta

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	Plectambonitoidea	Jones 1928
family	Sowerbyellidae	Opik 1930
subfamily	Sowerbyellinae	Opik 1930
genus	Eoplectodonta	Kozlowski 1929

Scientific Name

Eoplectodonta Kozlowski, 1929

Name Published In

Palaeont. polonica, 1

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Eoplectodonta	genus	belongs to Sowerbyellinae	stated without evidence	Bassett and Cocks, 1974
Eoplectodonta	genus	belongs to Sowerbyellidae	stated with evidence	Mitchell, 1977
Eoplectodonta	genus	belongs to Sowerbyellinae	stated with evidence	Jin and Chatterton, 1997
Eoplectodonta	genus	belongs to Strophomenida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Eoplectodonta	genus	belongs to Sowerbyellidae	stated with evidence	Musteikis and Cocks, 2004
Eoplectodonta	genus	belongs to Sowerbyellinae	stated with evidence	Cocks, 2005

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

461 - 458 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

426 - 419 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
Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		375	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	426 Ma Silurian
Eoplectodonta (Ygerodiscus) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		50	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	428 Ma Silurian
Anomites transversalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta abigailae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta acuminata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Eoplectodonta bidecorata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	441 Ma Silurian	433 Ma Silurian
Eoplectodonta boucoti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta california species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta conspicua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta cooperi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta dubia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta duplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta duvalii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		25	443 Ma Silurian	428 Ma Silurian
Eoplectodonta exceptionis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta foerstei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta gracilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta hudsonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta ichnusae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta jongensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta moelsi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Eoplectodonta nesnakomkaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Eoplectodonta nuntia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta oscitanda ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		18	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Eoplectodonta paucicostellata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta penkillensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	441 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Eoplectodonta percedens ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Eoplectodonta praecursor ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Eoplectodonta precursor ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Eoplectodonta rhombica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta semirugata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta striatacostatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta tenera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta trabeata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta transversalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplectodonta triradiata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Leptaena duvalii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectambonites trabeata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plectambonites transversalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sowerbyella alternata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Thaerodonta Wang, 1949	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : *Thaerodonta*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1929	Eoplectodonta Kozlowski
1974	Eoplectodonta Bassett and Cocks
1977	Eoplectodonta Mitchell
1997	Eoplectodonta Jin and Chatterton
2000	Eoplectodonta Williams et al. p. 344
2002	Eoplectodonta Sepkoski, Jr.

Year	Name and Author
2004	Eoplectodonta Musteikis and Cocks
2005	Eoplectodonta Cocks p. 277
2010	Eoplectodonta Cocks
2011	Eoplectodonta Rubel
2015	Eoplectodonta Hints and Harper

References

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

Bassett M. G., Cocks L. R. M. (1974) A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland, Fossils and Strata 3, 1-56

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

Jin J., Chatterton B. D. E. (1997) Latest Ordovician-Silurian articulate brachiopods and biostratigraphy of the Avalanche Lake area, southwestern District of Mackenzie, Canada, Palaeontographica Canadiana 13, 1-62

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

Musteikis P., Cocks L. R. M. (2004) Strophomenide and orthotetide Silurian brachiopods from the Baltic region, with particular reference to Lithuanian boreholes, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49 3, 455-482

Cocks L.R.M. (2005) Strophomenate Brachiopods from the late Ordovician Boda Limestone of Sweden: their systematics and implications for palaeogeography, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3, 243-282

Cocks L. R. (2010) Caradoc Strophomenoid and Plectambonitoid Brachiopods from Wales and the Welsh Borderland, Palaeontology 53 5, 1155-1200

Rubel M. (2011) Silurian brachiopods Dictyonellida, Strophomenida, Productida, Orthotetida, Protorthida and Orthida from Estonia, Fossilia Baltica 4, 1-65

Hints L., Harper D. A. T. (2015) The Hirnantian (Late Ordovician) brachiopod fauna of the East Baltic: Taxonomy of the key species, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 2, 395-420 doi:10.4202/app.2013.0010

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

SN2000 unverified - 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

Palaeont. polonica, 1 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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