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Cyrtia

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4867964https://www.gbif.org/species/4867964
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)29206https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=29206
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Cyrtia
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtiidae : Cyrtia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
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
orderSpiriferidaWaagen 1883
suborderSpiriferidinaWaagen 1883
superfamilyCyrtioideaFrederiks 1924
familyCyrtiidaeFrederiks 1924
subfamilyCyrtiinaeFrederiks 1924
genusCyrtiaDalman 1828
Scientific NameCyrtia
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cyrtiagenusbelongs to Cyrtiinaestated without evidenceBassett and Cocks, 1974
Cyrtiagenusbelongs to Cyrtiinaestated with evidenceJin and Chatterton, 1997
Cyrtiagenusbelongs to Spiriferidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Cyrtiagenusbelongs to Cyrtiinaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance443 - 439 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance393 - 383 Ma
Devonian
Motilitystationary (based on Spiriferida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Spiriferida)
Ecospace CommentsBODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2006).
Taphonomyminor 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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Cyrtia alatiformis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8433 Ma
Silurian
426 Ma
Silurian
Cyrtia borealis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyrtia cliftonensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyrtia exporrectus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
56443 Ma
Silurian
427 Ma
Silurian
Cyrtia karpinskii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyrtia laevis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyrtia nikiforovae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyrtia russiensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyrtia trapezoidales
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyrtia ustritskyi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyrtia whidbornei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1828Cyrtia Dalman
1974Cyrtia Bassett and Cocks
1997Cyrtia Jin and Chatterton
2002Cyrtia Sepkoski, Jr.
2006Cyrtia Williams et al. p. 1695

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Bassett M. G., Cocks L. R. M. (1974) A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland, Fossils and Strata 3, 1-56
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 (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320
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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