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Eostropheodonta hirnantensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8510112https://www.gbif.org/species/8510112
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)305376https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=305376
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta : Eostropheodonta hirnantensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta : Eostropheodonta hirnantensis
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
familyLeptostrophiidaeCaster 1939
genusEostropheodontaBancroft 1949
speciesEostropheodonta hirnantensisMcCoy 1851
Generic NameEostropheodonta
Scientific NameEostropheodonta hirnantensis (McCoy, 1851)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Eostropheodonta hirnantensisspeciesbelongs to Orthisstated without evidenceM'Coy, 1851
Eostropheodonta hirnantensisspeciesbelongs to Rafinesquinastated with evidenceLamont, 1935
Eostropheodonta hirnantensisspeciesbelongs to Eostropheodontastated with evidenceCocks, 1982
Eostropheodonta hirnantensisspeciesbelongs to StrophomenaimpliedDonovan and Paul, 1985
Eostropheodonta hirnantensisspeciesbelongs to Eostropheodontastated with evidenceCocks, 2005
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance456 - 446 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance445 - 433 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Eostropheodonta)
Visionblind (based on Strophomenata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Eostropheodonta)
Taphonomyminor ribbing (based on Eostropheodonta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. M'Coy. 1851. A synopsis of the classification of the British Palaeozoic rocks, with a systematic description of the British Palaeozoic fossils. Fasciculus 1, Radiata and Articulata. British Palaeozoic Fossils, Part II. Palaeontology

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Eostropheodonta hirnantensis hirnantensis
subspecies
listed (PBDB)

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Orthis hirnantensis (McCoy, 1851)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta : Orthis hirnantensis
Strophomena siluriana (Davidson, 1871)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta : Strophomena siluriana
Eostropheodonta whittingtoni Bancroft, 1949GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta : Eostropheodonta whittingtoni
Eostropheodonta siluriana (Davidson, 1871)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta : Eostropheodonta siluriana

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1851Orthis hirnantensis M'Coy p. 395
1871Strophomena siluriana Davidson p. 303 figs. pI. 47, figs. 1-4
1935Rafinesquina hirnantensis Lamont p. 314
1949Eostropheodonta whittingtoni Bancroft p. 9 figs. pl. 2, fig. 6
1982Eostropheodonta hirnantensis Cocks p. 772 figs. Plate 82, figs. 1-6
1985Strophomena hirnantensis Donovan and Paul p. 536
YearName and Author
2005Eostropheodonta hirnantensis Cocks
2008Eostropheodonta hirnantensis Cocks p. 68
2011Eostropheodonta hirnantensis Rubel
2014Eostropheodonta hirnantensis Cocks pp. 28 - 30 figs. 8A-D
2014Eostropheodonta hirnantensis Popov and Cocks p. 714 figs. 13A, 19E–H
2015Eostropheodonta hirnantensis Hints and Harper

References

M'Coy F. A synopsis of the classification of the British Palaeozoic rocks, with a systematic description of the British Palaeozoic fossils. Fasciculus 1, Radiata and Articulata, British Palaeozoic Fossils, Part II. Palaeontology, 116-122
Lamont A. (1935) The Drummuck Group, Girvan; a stratigraphic revision, with description of new fossils from the lower part of the group, Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow 19 2, 288-334 doi:10.1144/transglas.19.2.288
Cocks L. R. M. (1982) The commoner brachiopods of the latest Ordovician of the Oslo-Asker district, Norway, Palaeontology 25 4, 755-781
Donovan S. K., Paul C.R.C. (1985) Coronate echinoderms from the lower Palaeozoic of Britain, Palaeontology 28, 527-543
Cocks L.R.M. (2005) Strophomenate Brachiopods from the late Ordovician Boda Limestone of Sweden: their systematics and implications for palaeogeography, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3, 243-282
Cocks L. R. M. (2008) A revised review of British Lower Palaeozoic brachiopods, Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society London 161 629, 1-276
Rubel M. (2011) Silurian brachiopods Dictyonellida, Strophomenida, Productida, Orthotetida, Protorthida and Orthida from Estonia, Fossilia Baltica 4, 1-65
Cocks L. R. M. (2014) The Late Ordovician brachiopods of southern Pembrokeshire and adjacent south-western Wales, Special Papers in Palaeontology 91, 1-89
Popov L. E., Cocks L. R. M. (2014) Late Ordovician brachiopods from the Chingiz Terrane, Kazakhstan, and their palaeogeography, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12 6, 687-758 doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.837844
Hints L., Harper D. A. T. (2015) The Hirnantian (Late Ordovician) brachiopod fauna of the East Baltic: Taxonomy of the key species, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 2, 395-420 doi:10.4202/app.2013.0010
F. McCoy (1851) In Sedgwick A. & McCoy F. 1851-1857. A systematic description of the British Palaeozoic fossils in the geological Museum of the University of Cambridge. London and Cambridge: 1--611 - via Catalogue of Life
L. Hints, D. A. T. Harper (2015) The Hirnantian (Late Ordovician) brachiopod fauna of the East Baltic: Taxonomy of the key species: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 2: 395--420 (10.4202/app.2013.0010) - via Catalogue of Life
L. R. M. Cocks (1982) The commoner brachiopods of the latest Ordovician of the Oslo-Asker district, Norway: Palaeontology 4: 755--781 - 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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