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Polytoechia ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4867281	https://www.gbif.org/species/4867281
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	26941	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26941

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Polytoechiidae : Polytoechia

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	Billingsellida	Schuchert 1893
suborder	Clitambonitidina	Opik 1934
superfamily	Polytoechioidea	Opik 1934
family	Polytoechiidae	Opik 1934
genus	Polytoechia	Hall & Clarke 1892

Scientific Name

Polytoechia Hall & Clarke, 1892

Name Published In

Palaeont. N. York, 8 (1)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Polytoechia	genus	belongs to Tritoechiinae	stated without evidence	Neuman, 1964
Polytoechia	genus	belongs to Polytoechiidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Polytoechia	genus	belongs to Orthida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Polytoechia	genus	belongs to Polytoechiidae	stated without evidence	Popov et al., 2009

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Billingsellida)

Vision

blind (based on Strophomenata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Billingsellida)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2006).

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)
Polytoechia alabamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polytoechia bella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polytoechia chinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polytoechia fillistriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polytoechia inaequistriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polytoechia montanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polytoechia oakensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polytoechia septata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polytoechia subcircularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Polytoechia subrotunda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polytoechia symmetrica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polytoechia tapuensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Deltorthis Ulrich, 1927	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Polytoechiidae : *Deltorthis*
Deltatreta Ulrich, 1926	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Polytoechiidae : *Deltatreta*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1964	Polytoechia Neuman
2000	Polytoechia Williams et al. p. 707
2002	Polytoechia Sepkoski, Jr.
2009	Polytoechia Popov et al.

References

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

Neuman R. B. (1964) Fossils in the Ordovician Tuffs Northeastern Maine, with a section on Trilobita by Harry B. Whittington, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1181 E, 1-38

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

Popov L. E., Pour M. G., et al (2009) Billengsellide and orthide brachiopods: new insights into earliest Ordovician evolution and biogeography from northern Iran, Palaeontology 52 1, 35-52

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

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. N. York, 8 (1) - 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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