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Lepismatinidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Lepismatinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lepismatinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 183 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. R. Xu and G. C. Liu. 1983. Systematic Description: Brachiopods. In Z. Y. Yang, H. F. Yin, G. R. Xu, S. B. Wu, Y. L. He, G. C. Liu, J. R. Yin (eds.), Triassic of the southern Qilian Mountains |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dispiriferininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Lepismatininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 99 | 252 Ma Permian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pseudocyrtininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 206 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Altoplicatella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Bolilaspirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Dispiriferina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lepismatina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 97 | 252 Ma Permian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pseudocyrtina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 206 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pseudolepismatina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Qingyenia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1983 | Lepismatinidae Xu and Liu |
| 2006 | Lepismatinidae Williams et al. p. 1925 |
References
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!
