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Pentameridina β
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Rank | suborder (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 264 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 456 - 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 380 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Pentamerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Pentamerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. M'Coy. 1844. A synopsis of the characters of the Carboniferous limestone fossils of Ireland |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Clorindoidea β superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 524 | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Gypiduloidea β superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 894 | 443 Ma Silurian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Pentameroidea β superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 852 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Stricklandioidea β superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 302 | 443 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1931 | Pentameridina Schuchert and Cooper |
1964 | Pentameridina Boucot and Johnson p. 4 |
2002 | Pentameridina Williams et al. p. 960 |
2005 | Pentameridina Rong p. 1149 |
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!