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Arcullina ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4868355	https://www.gbif.org/species/4868355
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	29095	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=29095

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferellidae : Arcullina

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	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Spiriferida	Waagen 1883
suborder	Spiriferidina	Waagen 1883
superfamily	Spiriferoidea
family	Spiriferellidae	Waterhouse 1968
genus	Arcullina	Waterhouse 1986

Scientific Name

Arcullina Waterhouse, 1986

Name Published In

Bull Indian Geol Assoc 9 (1)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Arcullina	genus	belongs to Spiriferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Arcullina	genus	belongs to Spiriferellinae	stated with evidence	Waterhouse, 2004
Arcullina	genus	belongs to Spiriferellidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

296 - 290 Ma
Permian

Last Recorded Appearance

260 - 254 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary (based on Spiriferida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Spiriferida)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. B. Waterhouse. 1986. New late Palaeozoic invertebrate taxa. Bulletin of the Indian Geologists' Association 19(1):1-8

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Arcullina editiareatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	290 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Arcullina kupangensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Arcullina mica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	10	296 Ma Permian	296 Ma Permian
Arcullina polaris ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	16	296 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1986	Arcullina Waterhouse p. 4
2002	Arcullina Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Arcullina Waterhouse
2006	Arcullina Williams et al. p. 1805

References

Waterhouse J. B. (1986) New late Palaeozoic invertebrate taxa, Bulletin of the Indian Geologists' Association 19 1, 1-8

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

Waterhouse J. B. (2004) Permian and Triassic stratigraphy and fossils of the Himalaya in northern Nepal, Earthwise 6, 1-259

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - 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 Indian Geol Assoc 9 (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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