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Coelospira ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Anoplothecidae : Coelospira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Coelospira Hall, 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ann. Rep. N. York Cab., 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 439 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 393 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | minor folds, major ribbing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Coelospira concava ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 412 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Coelospira conjungens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelospira dichotoma ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Coelospira hemispherica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 58 | 443 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Coelospira kennethensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelospira nitens ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 443 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Coelospira planorostra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelospira pseudocamilla ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Coelospira pusilla ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 426 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Coelospira virginia ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 423 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Leptocoelia concava species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthis pusilla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1863 | Coelospira Hall |
| 1974 | Coelospira Bassett and Cocks |
| 2002 | Coelospira Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Coelospira Williams et al. p. 1609 |
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!
