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Magella

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4869418https://www.gbif.org/species/4869418
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)30312https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=30312
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : Magella
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulidaWaagen 1883
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyTerebratelloideaKing 1850
familyTerebratellidaeKing 1850
subfamilyTerebratellinaeKing 1850
genusMagellaThomson 1915
Scientific NameMagella Thomson, 1915
Name Published InTrans. N. Zealand Inst., 47
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Magellagenusbelongs to Terebratulidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Magellagenusbelongs to Terebratellinaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Motilitystationary (based on Terebratellidae)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Terebratellidae)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Magella australis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
456.0 Ma
Paleocene
47.8 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Magella Sepkoski, Jr.
2006Magella Williams et al. p. 2231

References

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
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
Trans. N. Zealand Inst., 47 - 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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