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Douvillinidae ✝
| Description | Douvillinidae is an extinct family of prehistoric brachiopods in the extinct superfamily Strophomenoidea. The type genus is Douvillina. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douvillinidae, 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 : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Douvillinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Douvillinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 380 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Strophomenida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Strophomenida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Douvillinidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dicoelostrophiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 43 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Douvillininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 303 | 443 Ma Silurian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Leptodontellinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 33 | 423 Ma Silurian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Protodouvillininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 294 | 443 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Cymostrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 125 | 443 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Douvillina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 296 | 443 Ma Silurian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Douvillinaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Hercostrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Nadiastrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Phragmostrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 29 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Planodouvillina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sulcatostrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Parastrophinella lepida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1939 | Douvillinidae Caster |
| 2000 | Douvillinidae Williams et al. p. 266 |
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!
