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Prodentaliidae ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4628565https://www.gbif.org/species/4628565
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)122241https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=122241
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Prodentaliidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyProdentaliidaeStarobogatov 1974
Scientific NameProdentaliidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Prodentaliidaefamilybelongs to Dentaliidastated with evidenceReynolds and Steiner, 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)6
First Recorded Appearance314 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance165 - 161 Ma
Jurassic
Motilityslow-moving (based on Dentaliida)
Visionblind (based on Scaphopoda)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Dentaliida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scaphopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. D. Reynolds and G. Steiner. 2008. Chapter 7. Scaphopoda. Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Prodentalium
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
115314 Ma
Carboniferous
165 Ma
Middle Jurassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1974Prodentaliidae Starobogatov
2008Prodentaliidae Reynolds and Steiner p. 147 figs. Table 7.1

References

Reynolds P. D., Steiner G. (2008) Chapter 7. Scaphopoda, Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca, 143-161
The Paleobiology Database (2010 version). - 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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