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Stringocephalidae β
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Stringocephalidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Stringocephalidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Mon. Perm. Foss. (Palaeontogr. Soc.): 141 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Terebratulida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Terebratulida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, C. H. C. Brunton, and SJ Carlson, PG Baker, JL Carter, GB Curry, AS Dagys, R. Gourvennec, HF Hou, YG Jin, JG Johnson, DE Lee, DI MacKinnon, PR Racheboeuf, TN Smirnova, DL Sun. 2006. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5:1689-2320 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bornhardtininae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Geranocephalinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Kaplexinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Leioseptathyridinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Omoloninae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Rensselandiinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 56 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Stringocephalinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 109 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Bornhardtina β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Geranocephalus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Newberria β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Stringocephalus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 104 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Subrensselandia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Stringocephalidae King |
| 2006 | Stringocephalidae Williams et al. p. 1999 |
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!
