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Schizophoria iowensis

Rockford Pit, Floyd County, Iowa, USA

Schizophoria iowensis

Rockford Pit, Floyd County, Iowa, USA

Schizophoria iowensis

Rockford Pit, Floyd County, Iowa, USA

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4870237	https://www.gbif.org/species/4870237
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	26991	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26991

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria

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	Orthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
suborder	Dalmanellidina	Moore 1952
superfamily	Enteletoidea	Waagen 1884
family	Schizophoriidae	Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
genus	Schizophoria	King 1850

Scientific Name

Schizophoria King, 1850

Name Published In

Monogr. Perm. Foss. (Palaeontogr. Soc.): 105, 106

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Schizophoria	subgenus	belongs to Orthis	stated with evidence	Reed, 1944
Schizophoria	genus	belongs to Schizophoriidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Schizophoria	genus	belongs to Orthida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Schizophoria	genus	belongs to Schizophoriidae	stated with evidence	Stigall Rode, 2005

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

443 - 433 Ma
Silurian

Last Recorded Appearance

254 - 252 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Orthida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Orthida)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).

Taphonomy

minor ribbing

Primary Reference (PBDB)

W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		15	427 Ma Silurian	412 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Schizophoria (Rhenoschizophoria) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		5	411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Schizophoria (Schizophoria) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		118	443 Ma Silurian	315 Ma Carboniferous
Orthis (Schizophoria) iowensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Schizophoria allani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria amanaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	388 Ma Middle Devonian	380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Schizophoria annanaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Schizophoria antiqua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria australis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria chouteauensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Schizophoria connivens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria depressa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	339 Ma Carboniferous	318 Ma Carboniferous
Schizophoria elboltonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria ferronensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria floydensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria hesta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria impressa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria iowensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria kintaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	296 Ma Permian	296 Ma Permian
Schizophoria kutsingensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	388 Ma Middle Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Schizophoria lata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		39	388 Ma Middle Devonian	345 Ma Carboniferous
Schizophoria macfarlanii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria magna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria mesacarina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria nevadaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Schizophoria nuda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria oklahomae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria oriskania species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria parafragilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria paraprima ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Schizophoria paraprima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria parenteletiformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Schizophoria poststriatula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria provulvaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria resupinata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		77	376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	299 Ma Carboniferous
Schizophoria rhomboidalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Schizophoria simpsoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria striatula ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Schizophoria striatula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		105	423 Ma Silurian	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Schizophoria striatulua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria sulcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria supracarbonica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Schizophoria swallovi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Schizophoria tani ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Schizophoria texana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria torkozensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria upensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Schizophoria valvaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizophoria verulamensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		39	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	336 Ma Carboniferous
Schizophoria vulvaria ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Schizophoria woodi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1850	Schizophoria King p. 106
1944	Orthis (Schizophoria) Reed p. 8
2000	Schizophoria Williams et al. p. 840
2002	Schizophoria Sepkoski, Jr.
2005	Schizophoria Stigall Rode pp. 147 - 148

References

King W. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England, Palaeontographical Society, 1-253

Reed F. R. C. (1944) Brachiopoda and Mollusca from the Productus limestones of the Salt Range, Palaeontogica Indica, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, New Series 23 2, 1-596

Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919

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

Stigall Rode A. L. (2005) Systematic revision of the Middle and Late Devonian brachiopods Schizophoria (Schizophoria) and ‘Schuchertella’ from North America, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3 2, 133-167 doi:10.1017/S1477201905001537

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 419 Validation under the Plenary Powers of the names published by William Martin in 1809 in the work entitled Petrificata Derbiensia for eight species of the class Brachiopoda and for two species of the class Anthozoa and matters incidental thereto.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 14(3), 69-128 (1956) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

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

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - 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

Perm. Fossils (Pal. Soc., 3) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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