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Mattheviidae ✝
| Description | Mattheviidae is an extinct taxonomic family of fossil chitons, marine polyplacophoran mollusks that are found in Upper Cambrian deposits. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattheviidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Mattheviidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Mattheviidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine,brackish (based on Polyplacophora) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile, attached (based on Polyplacophora) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Polyplacophora) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Polyplacophora) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | minor ribbing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. D. Walcott. 1886. Second contribution to the studies on the Cambrian faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 30:1-365 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattheviidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Calceochiton ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Chelodes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Conodia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eukteanochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 499 Ma Cambrian | 499 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hemithecella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Matthevia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Robustum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Spicuchelodes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Hemithecellidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Hemithecellidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1886 | Mattheviidae Walcott |
| 1943 | Chelodidae Bergenhayn |
| 1962 | Mattheviidae Fisher p. 128 |
| 1979 | Mattheviidae Runnegar et al. p. 1387 |
| 1995 | Robustidae Stinchcomb and Darrough p. 63 |
| 1998 | Mattheviidae Cherns p. 548 |
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!
