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Cryptonella ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4577171	https://www.gbif.org/species/4577171
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	30121	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=30121

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cryptonellidae : Cryptonella

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Terebratulida	Waagen 1883
suborder	Terebratulidina	Waagen 1883
superfamily	Cryptonelloidea	Thomson 1926
family	Cryptonellidae	Thomson 1926
subfamily	Cryptonellinae	Thomson 1926
genus	Cryptonella	Hall 1861

Scientific Name

Cryptonella Hall, 1861

Name Published In

Ann. Rep. N. York Cab., 14

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Cryptonella	genus	belongs to Terebratulida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Cryptonella	genus	belongs to Cryptonellinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

419 - 411 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

372 - 359 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

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)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cryptonella calvini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cryptonella circula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cryptonella minranensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cryptonella ovalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Cryptonella pinyonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cryptonella planirostris ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Cryptonella rectirostris ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Cryptonella reimanni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cryptonella subelliptica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Cryptocella Paetel, 1875	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cryptonellidae : *Cryptocella*
Cryptonema Bigsby, 1868	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cryptonellidae : *Cryptonema*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2002	Cryptonella Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Cryptonella Williams et al. p. 2024

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320

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

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - 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

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Ann. Rep. N. York Cab., 14 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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