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Taphrorthis peculiaris

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8560655https://www.gbif.org/species/8560655
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)311559https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=311559
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidae : Taphrorthis : Taphrorthis peculiaris
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidae : Taphrorthis : Taphrorthis peculiaris
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
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyOrthidaeWoodward 1852
genusTaphrorthisCooper 1956
speciesTaphrorthis peculiarisCooper 1956
Generic NameTaphrorthis
Scientific NameTaphrorthis peculiaris Cooper, 1956
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Taphrorthis peculiarisspeciesbelongs to Taphrorthisstated with evidenceCooper, 1956
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance466 - 458 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Orthida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Orthida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. Williams. 1962. The Barr and lower Ardmillan series (Caradoc) of the Girvan District, south-west Ayrshire, with descriptions of the Brachiopoda. Memoir - Geological Society of London 3:1-267

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1956Taphrorthis peculiaris Cooper
1962Taphrorthis peculiaris Williams p. 102 figs. P1. VIII, figs. 20-25
2014Taphrorthis peculiaris Candela and Harper pp. Supplement 1

References

Williams A. (1962) The Barr and lower Ardmillan series (Caradoc) of the Girvan District, south-west Ayrshire, with descriptions of the Brachiopoda, Memoir - Geological Society of London 3, 1-267 doi:10.1144/GSL.MEM.1962.003.01.01
Candela Y., Harper D. A. T. (2014) Synoptic revision of the Ordovician brachiopods of the Barr and Lower Ardmillan groups of the Girvan area, Scotland, Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 105 1, 61-69 doi:10.1017/S1755691014000140
A. Williams (1962) The Barr and lower Ardmillan series (Caradoc) of the Girvan District, south-west Ayrshire, with descriptions of the Brachiopoda: Memoir - Geological Society of London: 1--267 (10.1144/GSL.MEM.1962.003.01.01) - via Catalogue of Life
Y. Candela, D. A. T. Harper (2014) Synoptic revision of the Ordovician brachiopods of the Barr and Lower Ardmillan groups of the Girvan area, Scotland: Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1: 61--69 (10.1017/S1755691014000140) - via Catalogue of Life
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