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Katastrophomena ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4866523	https://www.gbif.org/species/4866523
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	27502	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27502

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Katastrophomena

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	Strophomenida	Opik 1934
superfamily	Strophomenoidea	King 1846
family	Strophomenidae	King 1846
subfamily	Furcitellinae	Williams 1965
genus	Katastrophomena	Cocks 1968

Scientific Name

Katastrophomena Cocks, 1968

Name Published In

Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Geol.) 15

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Katastrophomena	genus	belongs to Furcitellinae	stated with evidence	Cocks, 1968
Katastrophomena	genus	belongs to Strophomeninae	stated without evidence	Bassett and Cocks, 1974
Katastrophomena	genus	belongs to Strophomenidae	stated without evidence	Villas and Cocks, 1996
Katastrophomena	genus	belongs to Strophomenidae	stated with evidence	Jin and Chatterton, 1997
Katastrophomena	genus	belongs to Furcitellinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Katastrophomena	genus	belongs to Strophomenida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Katastrophomena	genus	belongs to Strophomenidae	stated with evidence	Musteikis and Cocks, 2004
Katastrophomena	genus	belongs to Furcitellinae	stated with evidence	Cocks, 2005

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

456 - 446 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

427 - 423 Ma
Silurian

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)

L. R. M. Cocks. 1968. Some strophomenacean brachiopods from the British Lower Silurian. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), London, Geology 15:283-324

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Katastrophomena (Costistrophomena) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		11	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Katastrophomena (Katastrophomena) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		27	443 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Katastrophomena admiratio ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Katastrophomena agrestis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		9	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Katastrophomena antiquata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		11	443 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Katastrophomena catalorni ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Katastrophomena dolhirensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Katastrophomena magna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Katastrophomena maxima ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	443 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian
Katastrophomena modesta ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Katastrophomena parvicardinis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	441 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian
Katastrophomena penkillensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	443 Ma Silurian	433 Ma Silurian
Katastrophomena radiireticulata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	441 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Katastrophomena scabrosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	439 Ma Silurian	431 Ma Silurian
Katastrophomena scotica ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Katastrophomena woodlandensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		48	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	443 Ma Silurian
Katastrophomena zheganensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Strophomena agrestis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Strophomena antiquata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Strophomena scotica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1968	Katastrophomena Cocks
1974	Katastrophomena Bassett and Cocks
1996	Katastrophomena Villas and Cocks p. 577
1997	Katastrophomena Jin and Chatterton
2000	Katastrophomena Williams et al. p. 229
2002	Katastrophomena Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Katastrophomena Musteikis and Cocks
2005	Katastrophomena Cocks p. 253
2011	Katastrophomena Rubel

References

Cocks L. R. M. (1968) Some strophomenacean brachiopods from the British Lower Silurian, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), London, Geology 15, 283-324

Bassett M. G., Cocks L. R. M. (1974) A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland, Fossils and Strata 3, 1-56

Villas E., Cocks L. R. M. (1996) The first early Silurian brachiopod fauna from the Iberian Peninsula, Journal of Paleontology 70 4, 571-588

Jin J., Chatterton B. D. E. (1997) Latest Ordovician-Silurian articulate brachiopods and biostratigraphy of the Avalanche Lake area, southwestern District of Mackenzie, Canada, Palaeontographica Canadiana 13, 1-62

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

Musteikis P., Cocks L. R. M. (2004) Strophomenide and orthotetide Silurian brachiopods from the Baltic region, with particular reference to Lithuanian boreholes, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49 3, 455-482

Cocks L.R.M. (2005) Strophomenate Brachiopods from the late Ordovician Boda Limestone of Sweden: their systematics and implications for palaeogeography, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3, 243-282

Rubel M. (2011) Silurian brachiopods Dictyonellida, Strophomenida, Productida, Orthotetida, Protorthida and Orthida from Estonia, Fossilia Baltica 4, 1-65

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

Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Geol.) 15 - 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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