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Acrothelidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Acrothelidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Acrothelidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 458 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Lingulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | ECOSPACE CODE: 361. BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 3 of 3 genera share 1.0 to < 10 length, 3 of 3 share 1.0 to < 10 width. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Lingulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. A. Brock and B.J. Cooper. 1993. Shelly fossils from the Early Cambrian (Toyonian) Wirrealpa, Arrona Creek, and Ramsay Limestones of South Australia. Journal of Paleontology 67(5):758-787 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Acrothelinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 85 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Conodiscinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Acrothele ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 68 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Eothele ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 48 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Schizopholis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1893 | Acrothelidae Schuchert |
1993 | Acrothelidae Brock and Cooper p. 782 |
1993 | Acrothelidae Puura and Holmer |
2000 | Acrothelidae Bruton and Harper |
2000 | Acrothelidae Williams et al. p. 92 |
2017 | Acrothelidae Skovsted et al. |
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!