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Meganterididae ✝
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Meganterididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Meganterididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Terebratulida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Terebratulida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, C. H. C. Brunton, and SJ Carlson, PG Baker, JL Carter, GB Curry, AS Dagys, R. Gourvennec, HF Hou, YG Jin, JG Johnson, DE Lee, DI MacKinnon, PR Racheboeuf, TN Smirnova, DL Sun. 2006. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5:1689-2320 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Adreninae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Antistrixinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Brachyzyginae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Meganteridinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Mutationellinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 143 | 427 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Antistrix ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Meganterella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Meganteris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Pleurothyrella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Scaphiocoelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1929 | Meganterididae Schuchert and LeVene |
2006 | Meganterididae Williams et al. p. 2007 |
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!