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Obolus apollinis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4864371https://www.gbif.org/species/4864371
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)363698https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=363698
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Obolus : Obolus apollinis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Obolus : Obolus apollinis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
subfamilyObolinaeKing 1846
genusObolusEichwald 1829
speciesObolus apollinisEichwald 1829
Generic NameObolus
Scientific NameObolus apollinis Eichwald, 1829
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Obolus apollinisspeciesbelongs to Obolusstated with evidenceEichwald, 1829
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance497 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance485 - 485 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Obolidae)
Visionblind (based on Lingulata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Obolidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Lingulida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. L. Bruton and D. A. T. Harper. 2000. A mid-Cambrian shelly fauna from Ritland, western Norway and its palaeogeographical implications. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 47:29-51

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1829Obolus apollinis Eichwald figs. 4 - 5

References

Bruton D. L., Harper D. A. T. (2000) A mid-Cambrian shelly fauna from Ritland, western Norway and its palaeogeographical implications, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 47, 29-51
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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