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Tetralobulidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Tetralobulidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Tetralobulidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Pentamerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Pentamerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 3 of 3 genera share 10 to < 100 width, inconsistent length. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, C. H. C. Brunton, and S. J. Carlson, F. Alvarez, R. B. Blodgett, A. J. Boucot, P. Copper, A. S. Dagys, R. E. Grant, Y.-G. Jin, D. I. MacKinnon, M. O. Mancenido, E. F. Owen, J.-Y. Rong, N. M. Savage, D.-L. Sun. 2002. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Punctolirinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 52 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Syntrophopsinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 92 | 499 Ma Cambrian | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Tetralobulinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Cuparius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Doloresella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Hesperotrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Imbricatia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Palaeostrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 499 Ma Cambrian | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Plectotrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Pseudoporambonites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Punctolira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Rhysostrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Rugostrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Syntrophopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Tetralobula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1936 | Tetralobulidae Ulrich and Cooper |
| 2002 | Tetralobulidae Williams et al. p. 937 |
| 2003 | Tetralobulidae Benedetto |
| 2005 | Tetralobulidae Popov et al. |
| 2010 | Tetralobulidae Zhan et al. |
| 2011 | Tetralobulidae Hansen and Holmer |
References
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!
