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Opikina nasuta ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8785260https://www.gbif.org/species/8785260
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)378637https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=378637
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Opikina : Opikina nasuta
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Opikina : Opikina nasuta
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
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
genusOpikinaSalmon 1942
speciesOpikina nasutaCooper
Generic NameOpikina
Scientific NameOpikina nasuta Cooper
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Opikina nasutaspeciesbelongs to Opikinastated with evidenceCooper, 1956
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Motilitystationary (based on Strophomenida)
Visionblind (based on Strophomenata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Strophomenida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1956Opikina nasuta Cooper pp. 914 - 915 figs. Plate 242, C, figures 11-I3a

References

Cooper G. A. (1956) Chazyan and related brachiopods, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127, 1-1245
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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