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Eokirkidium

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4867355https://www.gbif.org/species/4867355
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)28202https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28202
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : Eokirkidium
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyPentameroideaMcCoy 1844
familyPentameridaeM'Coy 1844
genusEokirkidiumKhodalevich & Sapel'nikov 1970
Scientific NameEokirkidium Khodalevich & Sapel'nikov, 1970
Name Published InDokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 193
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Eokirkidiumgenusbelongs to Pentamerinaestated with evidenceJin and Chatterton, 1997
Eokirkidiumgenusbelongs to Pentameridasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Eokirkidiumgenusbelongs to Pentameridaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance427 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance427 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Motilitystationary (based on Pentamerida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Pentamerida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1970Eokirkidium Khodalevich and Sapelnikov
1997Eokirkidium Jin and Chatterton
2002Eokirkidium Sepkoski, Jr.
2002Eokirkidium Williams et al. p. 976

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
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., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2002) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 921-1688
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
Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 193 - 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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