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Scaphelasma septatum

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9199829https://www.gbif.org/species/9199829
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)363412https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=363412
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Scaphelasmatidae : Scaphelasma : Scaphelasma septatum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Scaphelasmatidae : Scaphelasma : Scaphelasma septatum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyAcrotretoideaSchuchert 1893
familyScaphelasmatidaeRowell 1965
genusScaphelasmaCooper 1956
speciesScaphelasma septatumCooper 1956
Generic NameScaphelasma
Scientific NameScaphelasma septatum Cooper, 1956
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Scaphelasma septatumspeciesbelongs to Scaphelasmastated with evidenceCooper, 1956
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance485 - 468 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance466 - 458 Ma
Ordovician
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Acrotretida)
Visionblind (based on Lingulata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Acrotretida)
Taphonomyminor ribbing (based on Scaphelasma)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer. 2011. Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of Ordovician brachiopods from northeastern Ny Friesland, Spitsbergen. Zootaxa 3076:1-122

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Scaphelasma septatum rugosum
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Scaphelasma septatum septatum
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1956Scaphelasma septatum Cooper

References

Hansen J., Holmer L. E. (2011) Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of Ordovician brachiopods from northeastern Ny Friesland, Spitsbergen, Zootaxa 3076, 1-122
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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