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Richthofenia sinensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8503077https://www.gbif.org/species/8503077
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)190648https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=190648
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Richthofeniidae : Richthofenia : Richthofenia sinensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Richthofeniidae : Richthofenia : Richthofenia sinensis
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
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderLyttoniidinaWilliams et al. 2000
superfamilyRichthofenioideaWaagen 1885
familyRichthofeniidaeWaagen 1885
genusRichthofenia
speciesRichthofenia sinensisWaagen 1885
Generic NameRichthofenia
Scientific NameRichthofenia sinensis Waagen, 1885
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Richthofenia sinensisspeciesbelongs to Richthofeniastated without evidenceWaagen, 1885
Richthofenia sinensisspeciesbelongs to Richthofeniastated with evidenceReed, 1944
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance265 - 260 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance254 - 252 Ma
Permian
Environmentmarine (based on Lyttoniidina)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Lyttoniidina)
Visionblind (based on Strophomenata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Lyttoniidina)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. Waagen. 1885. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 5. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):729-770

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Richthofenia lengwuensis Liang, 1990GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Richthofeniidae : Richthofenia : Richthofenia lengwuensis

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1885Richthofenia sinensis Waagen p. 742 figs. Pl 82A, fig 4
1944Richthofenia sinensis Reed p. 40
1960Richthofenia sinensis Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 136
1984Richthofenia sinensis Liao figs. Pl 1, figs 18-20
1990Richthofenia lengwuensis Liang p. 214 figs. Pl 39, figs 10-14; text-fig 27

References

Waagen W. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 5, Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1 4, 729-770
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
Muir-Wood H., Cooper G. A. (1960) Morphology, classification and life habits of the Productoidea (Brachiopoda), Geological Society of America Memoir 81, 1-447
Liao Z. T. (1984) New genus and species of Late Permian and earliest Triassic brachiopods from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23, 276-285
Liang W. P. (1990) Lengwu Formation of Permian and its Brachiopod Fauna in Zhejiang Province, Geological Memoirs 2 10, 1-522
W. P. Liang (1990) Lengwu Formation of Permian and its Brachiopod Fauna in Zhejiang Province: Geological Memoirs 10: 1--522 - via Catalogue of Life
W. Waagen (1885) Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 5: Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 4: 729--770 - via Catalogue of Life
M. E. Clapham (2015) Personal Opinions - via Catalogue of Life
Z. T. Liao (1984) New genus and species of Late Permian and earliest Triassic brachiopods from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces: Acta Palaeontologica Sinica: 276--285 - 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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