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Eoplectodonta precursor

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8542627https://www.gbif.org/species/8542627
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)308023https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=308023
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Eoplectodonta : Eoplectodonta precursor
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Eoplectodonta : Eoplectodonta precursor
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
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familySowerbyellidaeOpik 1930
subfamilySowerbyellinaeOpik 1930
genusEoplectodontaKozlowski 1929
speciesEoplectodonta precursorJones 1928
Generic NameEoplectodonta
Scientific NameEoplectodonta precursor (Jones, 1928)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Eoplectodonta precursorspeciessubjective synonym of Leptaena duplicatastated with evidenceSowerby, 1839
Eoplectodonta precursorspeciesbelongs to Eoplectodontastated without evidenceBassett and Cocks, 1974
Eoplectodonta precursorspeciesbelongs to Eoplectodontastated with evidenceMitchell, 1977
Eoplectodonta precursorspeciesbelongs to Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta)stated with evidenceCocks, 2010
Eoplectodonta precursorspeciesbelongs to Eoplectodontastated with evidenceHints and Harper, 2015
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance443 - 433 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance443 - 433 Ma
Silurian
Motilitystationary (based on Strophomenida)
Visionblind (based on Strophomenata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Strophomenida)
Taphonomyminor ribbing (based on Eoplectodonta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. I. Mitchell. 1977. The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone. The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 130(545):1-138

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Sowerbyella precursor (Jones, 1928)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Eoplectodonta : Sowerbyella precursor
Eoplectodonta precursa (Jones, 1928)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Eoplectodonta : Eoplectodonta precursa

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1928Sowerbyella precursor Jones
1974Eoplectodonta precursa Bassett and Cocks
1977Eoplectodonta precursor Mitchell
2010Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) precursor Cocks
2015Eoplectodonta precursor Hints and Harper

References

Mitchell W. I. (1977) The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 130 545, 1-138
Bassett M. G., Cocks L. R. M. (1974) A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland, Fossils and Strata 3, 1-56
Cocks L. R. (2010) Caradoc Strophomenoid and Plectambonitoid Brachiopods from Wales and the Welsh Borderland, Palaeontology 53 5, 1155-1200
Hints L., Harper D. A. T. (2015) The Hirnantian (Late Ordovician) brachiopod fauna of the East Baltic: Taxonomy of the key species, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 2, 395-420 doi:10.4202/app.2013.0010
L. Hints, D. A. T. Harper (2015) The Hirnantian (Late Ordovician) brachiopod fauna of the East Baltic: Taxonomy of the key species: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 2: 395--420 (10.4202/app.2013.0010) - via Catalogue of Life
W. I. Mitchell (1977) The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone: The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 545: 1--138 - via Catalogue of Life
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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