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Marginifera ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4865096	https://www.gbif.org/species/4865096
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	27622	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27622

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Marginifera

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Productida	Sarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborder	Productidina	Waagen 1883
superfamily	Productoidea	Gray 1840
family	Productellidae
subfamily	Marginiferinae
tribe	Marginiferini	Stehli 1954
genus	Marginifera	Waagen 1884

Scientific Name

Marginifera

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Marginifera	subgenus	belongs to Productus	stated with evidence	Licharew, 1937
Marginifera	genus	belongs to Marginiferini	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Marginifera	genus	belongs to Strophomenida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Marginifera	genus	belongs to Marginiferini	stated without evidence	Shen et al., 2003

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

252 - 251 Ma
Phanerozoic

Motility

stationary (based on Productidina)

Vision

blind (based on Strophomenata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Productidina)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 4. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):611-728

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Marginifera (Arenaria) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		110	296 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Marginifera (Marginifera) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		246	296 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Marginifera (Nesiotia) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Marginifera acutocurvatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera aliensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	290 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Marginifera altimontana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Marginifera andreai ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Marginifera arenaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera bicostala ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Marginifera brevisulcata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Marginifera carniolica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	299 Ma Carboniferous	272 Ma Permian
Marginifera costalliformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Marginifera costellata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Marginifera cristobalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera drastica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera echinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera elongatoides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Marginifera excavata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera fragilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera ganota ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Marginifera gerassimovi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera gobiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	299 Ma Carboniferous	265 Ma Permian
Marginifera haydenensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	304 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Marginifera hubeiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Marginifera ingrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera involuta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	299 Ma Carboniferous	272 Ma Permian
Marginifera jalaidensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Marginifera juresanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Marginifera lebedevi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Marginifera longispina ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	304 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Marginifera madagascariensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Marginifera magniplicata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		24	299 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian
Marginifera manzanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera minor ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	265 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Marginifera morrisi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	272 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Marginifera multicostellata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Marginifera nathorstfjordensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Marginifera nesiotes ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	279 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Marginifera nikchitchi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera ornata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera orvini ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Marginifera otaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera ovalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera parahimalayensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Marginifera planocosta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Marginifera popovkaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Marginifera profundosulcata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Marginifera qaganqulutica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Marginifera qamarensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	290 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Marginifera rimuensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Marginifera roemeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera schartimiensiformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Marginifera schellwieni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Marginifera scintillata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera semigratiosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Marginifera septentrionalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	299 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian
Marginifera sexcostata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Marginifera simkini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera spatiosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera spinulifera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	290 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Marginifera splendens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera subornatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera tetraspina ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	304 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Marginifera timanica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	307 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Marginifera transversa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera typica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera unsulcata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	304 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Marginifera uralica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Marginifera yanhuensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	290 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Marginifera yinjishaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marginifera zhongbaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	265 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Productus (Marginifera) acutocurvatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Productus (Marginifera) gerassimovi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Productus (Marginifera) nikchitchi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Productus (Marginifera) simkini ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Productus (Marginifera) spatiosus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Productus (Marginifera) subornatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1884	Marginifera Waagen pp. 713-715
1937	Productus (Marginifera) Licharew
2000	Marginifera Williams et al. p. 439
2002	Marginifera Sepkoski, Jr.
2003	Marginifera Shen et al. p. 230

References

Waagen W. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 4, Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1 4, 611-728

Licharew B. (1937) Brachiopoda of the Permian system of USSR, Fasc. I. Permian Brachiopoda of north Caucasus, families Chonetidae Hall et Clarke and Productidae Gray, Paleontology of USSR Monographs 39, 1-151

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

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Shen S. Z., Shi G. R., et al (2003) A Wuchiapingian (Late Permian) brachiopod fauna from an exotic block in the Indus-Tsangpo Suture Zone, southern Tibet, and its palaeobiogeographical and tectonic implications, Palaeontology 46 2, 225-256

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