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Birksfeldia circumplicata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8478208https://www.gbif.org/species/8478208
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)330114https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=330114
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Balognathidae : Birksfeldia : Birksfeldia circumplicata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Balognathidae : Birksfeldia : Birksfeldia circumplicata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
classConodontaEichenberg 1930
-PrioniodontidaDzik 1976
familyBalognathidaeHass 1959
genusBirksfeldiaOrchard 1980
speciesBirksfeldia circumplicataOrchard 1980
Generic NameBirksfeldia
Scientific NameBirksfeldia circumplicata Orchard, 1980
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Birksfeldia circumplicataspeciesbelongs to Birksfeldiastated with evidenceOrchard, 1980
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance450 - 446 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance445 - 443 Ma
Paleozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Conodonta)
Visionwell-developed (based on Conodonta)
Dietcarnivore (based on Conodonta)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite (based on Conodonta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. M. Bergström. 2007. The Ordovician conodont biostratigraphy in the Siljan region, south-central Sweden: a brief review of an international reference standard. In J. O. Ebbestad, L. Wickström & A. Högström (eds.), WOGOGOB 2007. 9th meeting of the Working Group on Ordovician Geology of Baltoscandia 128:26-41

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1980Birksfeldia circumplicata Orchard

References

Bergström S. M. (2007) The Ordovician conodont biostratigraphy in the Siljan region, south-central Sweden: a brief review of an international reference standard, WOGOGOB 2007. 9th meeting of the Working Group on Ordovician Geology of Baltoscandia 128, 26-41
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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