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Furcitella scofieldi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8474397https://www.gbif.org/species/8474397
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)329887https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=329887
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Furcitella : Furcitella scofieldi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Furcitella : Furcitella scofieldi
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
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
subfamilyFurcitellinaeWilliams 1965
genusFurcitellaCooper 1956
speciesFurcitella scofieldiWinchell & Schuchert 1892
Generic NameFurcitella
Scientific NameFurcitella scofieldi Winchell & Schuchert, 1892
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Furcitella scofieldispeciesbelongs to Furcitellastated with evidenceCooper, 1956
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Motilitystationary (based on Strophomenida)
Visionblind (based on Strophomenata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Strophomenida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. R. Cocks. 2010. Caradoc Strophomenoid and Plectambonitoid Brachiopods from Wales and the Welsh Borderland. Palaeontology 53(5):1155-1200

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1892Strophomena scofieldi Winchell and Schuchert pp. 286-287
1956Furcitella scofieldi Cooper p. 878 figs. pl. 229, A, figs. 1-5; pi. 265, C, fig. 6, [? fig. 5].
1982Furcitella scofieldi Pope pp. L19-L20 figs. Plate 5, figures 1-6; plate 6, figures 3-6

References

Cocks L. R. (2010) Caradoc Strophomenoid and Plectambonitoid Brachiopods from Wales and the Welsh Borderland, Palaeontology 53 5, 1155-1200
Cooper G. A. (1956) Chazyan and related brachiopods, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127, 1-1245
Pope J. K. (1982) Some silicifled strophomenacean brachiopods from the Ordovician of Kentucky, with comments on the genus Pionomena, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1066 L, 1-30
L. R. Cocks (2010) Caradoc Strophomenoid and Plectambonitoid Brachiopods from Wales and the Welsh Borderland: Palaeontology 5: 1155--1200 - via Catalogue of Life
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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