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Billingsellida β
| Description | An order of brachiopods containing the families: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billingsellida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | order | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Billingsellida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 230 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 445 - 433 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Surficial, non-motile attached, suspension feeder according to Bambach et al (2007). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Schuchert. 1893. A classification of the Brachiopoda. American Geologist 11:141-167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billingsellida |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Billingsellidina β suborder | listed (PBDB) | 91 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Clitambonitidina β suborder | listed (PBDB) | 1,043 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Arctohedridae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Billingsellidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 90 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Clitambonitidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 479 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Gonambonitidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 178 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Kullervoidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Polytoechiidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 362 | 488 Ma Cambrian | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Tritoechiidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1893 | Billingsellida Schuchert |
| 2000 | Billingsellida Williams et al. p. 689 |
| 2003 | Billingsellida Benedetto |
| 2005 | Billingsellida Zhan and Jin p. 386 |
| 2009 | Billingsellida Popov et al. |
| 2017 | Billingsellida Liljeroth et al. |
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!
