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Caucasoproductus ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4867014	https://www.gbif.org/species/4867014
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	27196	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27196

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Caucasoproductus

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	Productidina	Waagen 1883
superfamily	Productoidea	Gray 1840
family	Productellidae
subfamily	Marginiferinae
tribe	Paucispiniferini	Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
genus	Caucasoproductus	Kotlyar 1989

Scientific Name

Caucasoproductus Kotlyar, 1989

Name Published In

In: Kotlyar & Zakharov [Eds] [Evolution of the latest Permian biota. Midian regional stage in the USSR.] 1989. Nauka, Leningrad

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Caucasoproductus	genus	belongs to Paucispiniferini	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Caucasoproductus	genus	belongs to Strophomenida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Caucasoproductus	genus	belongs to Caucasoproductidae	stated without evidence	Kotlyar et al., 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 Productidina)

Vision

blind (based on Strophomenata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Productidina)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

G. V. Kotlyar. 1989. Taxonomic Names: Brachiopoda. Evolution of the latest Permian biota: Midian regional stage in the USSR

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Caucasoproductus dichotomocostatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Caucasoproductus primoricus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1989	Caucasoproductus Kotlyar p. 121
2000	Caucasoproductus Williams et al. p. 444
2002	Caucasoproductus Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Caucasoproductus Kotlyar et al. p. 521

References

Kotlyar G. V. (1989) Taxonomic Names: Brachiopoda, Evolution of the latest Permian biota: Midian regional stage in the USSR, 1-184

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

Kotlyar G. V., Zakharov Y. D., et al (2004) Late Changhsingian fauna of the northwestern Caucasus Mountains, Russia, Journal of Paleontology 78 3, 513-527

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

In: Kotlyar & Zakharov [Eds] [Evolution of the latest Permian biota. Midian regional stage in the USSR.] 1989. Nauka, Leningrad - 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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