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Pelagodiscus

Description

Pelagodiscus is a monospecific genus of discinid brachiopods. Silica tablets leave a distinctive tesselating imprint on the inner surface of its shell.


From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagodiscus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2252381https://www.gbif.org/species/2252381
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)282817https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=282817
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Pelagodiscus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Disciniidae : Pelagodiscus
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
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyDiscinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyDisciniidae(Gray 1840)
genusPelagodiscusDall 1908
Scientific NamePelagodiscus Dall, 1908
Name Published InDall, W. H. (1908). The Mollusca and the Brachiopoda. Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Bulletin (Cambridge). 43:205–487, 22 pl.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pelagodiscusgenusbelongs to Disciniidaestated with evidenceBrunton and Hiller, 1990
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance7.25 - 5.33 Ma
Miocene
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Lingulida)
Visionblind (based on Lingulata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Lingulida)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Lingulida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)O. N. Zezina. 2010. Check-list of Holocene brachiopods annotated with geographical ranges of species. Paleontological Journal 44(9):1176-1199
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagodiscus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Pelagodiscus atlanticus
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		0 Ma
Extant

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1908Pelagodiscus Dall
1990Pelagodiscus Brunton and Hiller

References

Zezina O. N. (2010) Check-list of Holocene brachiopods annotated with geographical ranges of species, Paleontological Journal 44 9, 1176-1199
Brunton C. H. C., Hiller N. (1990) Late Cainozoic Brachiopods from the coast of Namaqualand, South Africa, Palaeontology 33 2, 313-342
CAAB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard, 43, no. 6 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Foster, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Dall, W. H. (1908). The Mollusca and the Brachiopoda. Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Bulletin (Cambridge). 43:205–487, 22 pl. - via World Register of Marine Species
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - via World Register of Marine Species
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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