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Pholidostrophia ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4867183	https://www.gbif.org/species/4867183
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	27647	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27647

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : Pholidostrophia

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Eopholidostrophiidae : Pholidostrophia

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	Eopholidostrophiidae	Rong and Cocks 1994
genus	Pholidostrophia	Hall & Clarke 1892

Scientific Name

Pholidostrophia Hall & Clarke, 1892

Name Published In

Palaeont. N. York, 8 (1)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Mesopholidostrophia	genus	belongs to Eopholidostrophiidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Mesopholidostrophia	genus	belongs to Strophomenida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Mesopholidostrophia	genus	belongs to Eopholidostrophiidae	stated with evidence	Musteikis and Cocks, 2004

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

443 - 433 Ma
Silurian

Last Recorded Appearance

393 - 388 Ma
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 (based on Mesopholidostrophia)

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
Mesopholidostrophia fletcheri ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	433 Ma Silurian	431 Ma Silurian
Mesopholidostrophia laevigata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		26	443 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Mesopholidostrophia nitens ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	443 Ma Silurian	433 Ma Silurian
Mesopholidostrophia salopiensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	439 Ma Silurian	433 Ma Silurian
Mesopholidostrophia sifae ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pholidostrophia geniculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pholidostrophia gracilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pholidostrophia lamellosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pholidostrophia niagarensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pholidostrophia nitens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pholidostrophia ovata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pholidostrophia pennsylvanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Mesopholidostrophia Williams, 1950	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : *Mesopholidostrophia*
Mesolissostrophia	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : *Mesolissostrophia*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1950	Lissostrophia (Mesolissostrophia) Williams
1950	Mesopholidostrophia Williams
2000	Mesopholidostrophia Williams et al. p. 292
2002	Mesolissostrophia Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Mesopholidostrophia Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Mesopholidostrophia Musteikis and Cocks
2011	Mesopholidostrophia Rubel

References

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

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

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

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

Palaeont. N. York, 8 (1) - 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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