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Boubeithyris ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Sellithyrididae : Boubeithyris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Boubeithyris Cox & Middlemiss, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Palaeontology 21 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 129 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Sellithyrididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Sellithyrididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. M. Cox and F. A. Middlemiss. 1978. Terebratulacea from the Cretaceous Shenley Limestone. Palaeontology 21(2):411-441 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Boubeithyris boubei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Boubeithyris buzzardensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Boubeithyris diploplicata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Boubeithyris pleta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Boubeithyris prestensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Boubeithyris tibourrensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1978 | Boubeithyris Cox and Middlemiss p. 419 |
2002 | Boubeithyris Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Boubeithyris Williams et al. p. 2062 |
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!