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Lingulellotretidae ✝
Description | Lingulellotretidae is a family of brachiopods, with an extended pseudointerarea, including some soft-shelled representatives.Possibly close relatives of the Siphonotretids. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingulellotretidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulellotretidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Lingulellotretidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 530 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 470 - 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Linguloidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Lingulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Linguloidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Lingulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, S. J. Carlson, and C. H. C. Brunton, L. E. Holmer, L. E. Popov, M. Mergl, J. R. Laurie, M. G. Bassett, L. R. M. Cocks, J.-Y. Rong, S. S. Lazarev, R. E. Grant, P. R. Racheboeuf, Y.-G. Jin, B. R. Wardlaw, D. A. T. Harper, A. D. Wright, M. 2000. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingulellotretidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aboriginella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 497 Ma Cambrian | |
Lingulellotreta ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 33 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
Lingulosacculus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian | |
Mirilingula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Vaculina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1983 | Lingulellotretidae Koneva and Popov |
1997 | Lingulellotretidae Holmer et al. p. 579 |
2000 | Lingulellotretidae Williams et al. p. 72 |
2011 | Lingulellotretidae 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!