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Pentamerus gothlandicus ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	9817235	https://www.gbif.org/species/9817235
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	367423	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=367423

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : Pentamerus : Pentamerus gothlandicus

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : Pentamerus : Pentamerus gothlandicus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Pentamerida	Schuchert and Cooper 1931
suborder	Pentameridina	Schuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamily	Pentameroidea	McCoy 1844
family	Pentameridae	M'Coy 1844
genus	Pentamerus	Sowerby 1813
species	Pentamerus gothlandicus	Lebedev 1892

Generic Name

Pentamerus

Scientific Name

Pentamerus gothlandicus Lebedev, 1892

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Pentamerus gothlandicus	species	belongs to Pentamerus	stated without evidence	Lebedev, 1892

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

433 - 431 Ma
Silurian

Last Recorded Appearance

431 - 427 Ma
Silurian

Motility

stationary (based on Pentamerida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Pentamerida)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

M. G. Bassett and L. R. M. Cocks. 1974. A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland. Fossils and Strata (3):1-56

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1892	Pentamerus gothlandicus Lebedev

References

Bassett M. G., Cocks L. R. M. (1974) A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland, Fossils and Strata 3, 1-56

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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