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Fordillidae âśť
| Description | Fordillidae is an extinct family of early bivalves and one of two families in the extinct superfamily Fordilloidea. The family is known from fossils of early to middle Cambrian age found in North America, Greenland, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. The family currently contains two genera, Fordilla and Pojetaia, each with up to three described species. Due to the size and age of the fossil specimens, Fordillidae species are included as part of the Turkish Small shelly fauna. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordillidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Fordillidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Fordillida : Fordillidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Fordillidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Pojeta, J. Jr. (1975). Fordilla troyensis Barrande and early pelecypod phylogeny. Studies in paleontology and stratigraphy. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 67(287):363–384, pl. 1–5. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Pojeta. 1975. Fordilla troyensis Barrrande and early Pelecypod phylogeny. Bulletins of American Paleontology 67(287):363-384 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordillidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Fordilla âśť genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Pojetaia âśť genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 76 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1975 | Fordillidae Pojeta p. 366 |
| 1980 | Fordillidae Vokes p. 100 |
| 1994 | Fordillidae Elicki p. 80 |
| 2009 | Fordillidae Nevesskaja |
| 2010 | Fordillidae Bouchet et al. |
| 2011 | Fordillidae Carter et al. p. 5 |
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!
