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Martiniidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Martiniidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Martiniidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 144 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 427 - 426 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Waagen. 1883. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 2. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):391-546 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Elivellinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Eomartiniopsinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 70 | 427 Ma Silurian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Martiniinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 783 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Chuiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elivella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Eomartiniopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 427 Ma Silurian | 354 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Heteraria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Jilinmartinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Ladoliplica ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Martinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 705 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Martiniella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rallacosta ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 279 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Spinomartinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 296 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Tiramnia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 55 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1883 | Martiniidae Waagen p. 524 |
| 1988 | Martiniidae Smith and Xu p. 89 |
| 1999 | Martiniidae Chen and Shi |
| 2003 | Martiniidae Shen et al. p. 246 |
| 2006 | Martiniidae Williams et al. p. 1748 |
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!
