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Dictyonellida ✝
| Description | Dictyonellida is a brachiopod order within the Chileata, bearing a colleplax. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictyonellida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Chileata : Dictyonellida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Dictyonellida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Chileata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, S. J. Carlson, and C. H. C. Brunton, L. E. Holmer, L. E. Popov, M. Mergl, J. R. Laurie, M. G. Bassett, L. R. M. Cocks, J.-Y. Rong, S. S. Lazarev, R. E. Grant, P. R. Racheboeuf, Y.-G. Jin, B. R. Wardlaw, D. A. T. Harper, A. D. Wright, M. 2000. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictyonellida |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Eichwaldioidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 161 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Eichwaldiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 106 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Isogrammidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 55 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 260 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1956 | Dictyonellida Cooper |
| 2000 | Dictyonellida Williams et al. p. 196 |
| 2011 | Dictyonellida Rubel |
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!
