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Mucrospiriferidae β
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Mucrospiriferidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 304 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. M. Savage, G. D. Eberlein, and M. Churkin, Jr. 1978. Upper Devonian brachiopods from the Port Refugio Formation, Suemez Island, southeastern Alaska. Journal of Paleontology 52(2):370-393 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Mucrospiriferinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 822 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Tylothyridinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 393 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 304 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Eleutherokomma β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 91 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Mucrospirifer β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 715 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Sulcatospirifer β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Texathyris β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tylothyris β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 393 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 304 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1965 | Mucrospiriferidae Pitrat |
| 1978 | Mucrospiriferidae Savage et al. p. 376 |
| 2006 | Mucrospiriferidae Williams et al. p. 1843 |
References
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!
Sidney, Kennebec County, Maine, USA