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Amphistrophia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Amphistrophiidae : Amphistrophia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Amphistrophia Hall & Clarke, 1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Palaeont. New York, 8 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 441 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Strophomenida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Strophomenida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | minor ribbing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| Amphistrophia (Amphistrophia) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Amphistrophia (Amphistrophiella) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 58 | 433 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Amphistrophia (Pembrostrophia) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Amphistrophia alcocki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphistrophia insolens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphistrophia peroccidens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphistrophia proloneata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphistrophia raricosta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphistrophia striata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Amphistrophia subeuglypha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphistrophia whittardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Strophomena striata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1892 | Amphistrophia Hall and Clarke |
| 1974 | Amphistrophia Bassett and Cocks |
| 2000 | Amphistrophia Williams et al. p. 260 |
| 2002 | Amphistrophia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Strophonellites Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2011 | Amphistrophia Rubel |
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!
