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Ambikella ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4868424	https://www.gbif.org/species/4868424
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	29070	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=29070

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Ambikella

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	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Spiriferida	Waagen 1883
suborder	Spiriferidina	Waagen 1883
superfamily	Martinioidea	Waagen 1883
family	Ingelarellidae	Campbell 1959
subfamily	Ingelarellinae	Campbell 1959
genus	Ambikella	Sahni & Srivastava 1956

Scientific Name

Ambikella Sahni & Srivastava, 1956

Name Published In

J. Palaeont. Soc. India 1

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Ambikella	genus	belongs to Spiriferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Ambikella	genus	belongs to Ingelarellinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

299 - 296 Ma
Paleozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

254 - 252 Ma
Permian

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)

M. R. Sahni and J.P. Srivastava. 1956. Discovery of Eurydesma and Conularia in the eastern Himalaya and description of associated faunas. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 1:202-214

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Ambikella antesulcata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	5	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Ambikella elongata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	23	296 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Ambikella fructiformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Ambikella furca ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Ambikella himalayanicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Ambikella ovata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	66	290 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Ambikella undulosina ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	5	260 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1956	Ambikella Sahni and Srivastava p. 207
2002	Ambikella Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Ambikella Williams et al. p. 1758

References

Sahni M. R., Srivastava J.P. (1956) Discovery of Eurydesma and Conularia in the eastern Himalaya and description of associated faunas, Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 1, 202-214

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

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320

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

J. Palaeont. Soc. India 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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