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Gigantoproductus ✝
| Description | Gigantoproductus is a genus of extinct brachiopods in the order Productida and the family Monticuliferidae. The species were the largest of the carboniferous brachiopods, with the largest known species ranging in size from 9 to 12 centimeters (3.5 to 4.7 inches). Productids date back to approximately 407 million years ago. As fossils, their shells occur within a limestone matrix. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantoproductus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Monticuliferidae : Gigantoproductus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Gigantoproductus Prentice, 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geol. Mag., 87(6): 436 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 347 - 339 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 326 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Productidina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Productidina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantoproductus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gigantoproductus crassiventer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gigantoproductus dentifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gigantoproductus giganteus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Gigantoproductus macalaica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Gigantoproductus meharezensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gigantoproductus menchikoffi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gigantoproductus subokensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Gigantella Sarytcheva, 1928 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Monticuliferidae : Gigantella |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2000 | Gigantoproductus Williams et al. p. 551 |
| 2002 | Gigantoproductus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
