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Opsiconidion ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4864521https://www.gbif.org/species/4864521
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)26526https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26526
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Biernatidae : Opsiconidion
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
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
familyBiernatidaeHolmer 1989
genusOpsiconidionLudvigsen 1974
Scientific NameOpsiconidion Ludvigsen, 1974
Name Published InNeues Jb. Geol. Palaont. Mh. 1974
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Opsiconidiongenusbelongs to Biernatinaestated with evidenceHolmer, 1989
Opsiconidiongenusbelongs to Biernatidaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2000
Opsiconidiongenusmisspelling of Opsiconidionstated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2000
Opsiconidiongenusbelongs to Atrypidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)4
First Recorded Appearance458 - 453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance393 - 388 Ma
Devonian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Acrotretida)
Visionblind (based on Lingulata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Acrotretida)
Ecospace CommentsBODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Acrotretida)
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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Opsiconidion decessus ✝
species		listed (PBDB)2393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian		393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Opsiconidion nanus ✝
species		listed (PBDB)1393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian		393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Opsiconidion praecursor ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		10458 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician		450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Opisconidion Ludvigsen, 1974GBIFgenusAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Biernatidae : Opisconidion

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1974Opsiconidion Ludvigsen
1989Opsiconidion Holmer
2000Opsiconidion Williams et al. p. 131
2002Caenotreta Sepkoski, Jr.
2002Opisconidion Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Holmer L. E. (1989) Middle Ordovician phosphatic inarticulate brachiopods from Västergötland and Dalarna, Sweden, Fossils and Strata 26, 1-172
Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919
GBIF/Paleo Database - 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
Neues Jb. Geol. Palaont. Mh. 1974 - 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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