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Amphiclina ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4869729	https://www.gbif.org/species/4869729
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	29077	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=29077

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Koninckinidae : Amphiclina

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	Athyridida	Boucot et al. 1964
suborder	Koninckinidina	Harper 1993
superfamily	Koninckinoidea	Davidson 1853
family	Koninckinidae	Davidson 1853
genus	Amphiclina	Laube 1866

Scientific Name

Amphiclina Laube, 1866

Name Published In

Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 25, Abt. 2

Opinions (PBDB)

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

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

247 - 237 Ma
Triassic

Last Recorded Appearance

209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic

Motility

stationary (based on Koninckinidina)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Koninckinidina)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

G. C. Laube. 1865. Die Fauna der Schichten von St. Cassian: Ein Beitrag zur Paläontologie der Alpinen Trias. II. Abtheilung. Brachiopoden und Bivalven

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Amphiclina (Amphiclinodonta) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Amphiclina amoena ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	7	237 Ma Middle Triassic	222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Amphiclina aucta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Amphiclina bukowskii ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	242 Ma Middle Triassic	242 Ma Middle Triassic
Amphiclina coarctatae ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	237 Ma Middle Triassic	237 Ma Middle Triassic
Amphiclina dubia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Amphiclina intermedia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	13	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Amphiclina scitula ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	3	237 Ma Middle Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Amphiclina squamula ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	10	237 Ma Middle Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Amphiclina suessii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Amphiclina taurica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Amphiclina ungulina ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1865	Amphiclina Laube p. 28
2002	Amphiclina Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Amphiclina Williams et al. p. 1602

References

Laube G. C. , Die Fauna der Schichten von St. Cassian: Ein Beitrag zur Paläontologie der Alpinen Trias. II. Abtheilung. Brachiopoden und Bivalven, 1-76

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 (2002) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 921-1688

Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 25, Abt. 2 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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

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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