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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4866705	https://www.gbif.org/species/4866705
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	27068	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27068

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Aegiria

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Aegiromenidae : Aegiria

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Strophomenida	Opik 1934
superfamily	Plectambonitoidea	Jones 1928
family	Aegiromenidae
genus	Aegiria	Öpik 1933

Scientific Name

Aegiria Öpik, 1933

Name Published In

Acta Comm. Univ. Tartu, A, 24 (7)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Aegiria	genus	belongs to Sowerbyellinae	stated with evidence	Opik, 1933
Aegiria	subgenus	belongs to Chonetoidea	stated with evidence	Reed, 1935
Aegiria	genus	belongs to Aegiromeninae	stated without evidence	Bassett and Cocks, 1974
Aegiria	genus	belongs to Aegiromeninae	stated with evidence	Mitchell, 1977
Aegiria	genus	belongs to Strophomenida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Aegiria	genus	belongs to Xenambonitidae	stated with evidence	Musteikis and Cocks, 2004
Aegiria	genus	belongs to Aegiromeninae	stated with evidence	Rubel, 2011

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

461 - 456 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

423 - 419 Ma
Paleozoic

Motility

stationary (based on Strophomenida)

Vision

blind (based on Strophomenata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Strophomenida)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).

Taphonomy

minor 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	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Aegiria (Epelidoaegiria) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Aegiria apta ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Aegiria garthensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	10	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Aegiria norvegica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	13	443 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Aegironetes	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : *Aegironetes*
Aegirea (Opik, 1933)	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : *Aegirea*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1933	Aegiria Opik
1935	Chonetoidea (Aegiria) Reed
1974	Aegiria Bassett and Cocks
1977	Aegiria Mitchell
2000	Aegiria Williams et al. p. 335
2002	Aegiria Sepkoski, Jr.

Year	Name and Author
2002	Aegironetes Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Aegiria Musteikis and Cocks
2011	Aegiria Rubel
2012	Aegiria Benedetto p. 439
2016	Aegirea Huang et al.
2019	Aegiria Huang et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Bassett M. G., Cocks L. R. M. (1974) A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland, Fossils and Strata 3, 1-56

Mitchell W. I. (1977) The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 130 545, 1-138

Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919

Musteikis P., Cocks L. R. M. (2004) Strophomenide and orthotetide Silurian brachiopods from the Baltic region, with particular reference to Lithuanian boreholes, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49 3, 455-482

Rubel M. (2011) Silurian brachiopods Dictyonellida, Strophomenida, Productida, Orthotetida, Protorthida and Orthida from Estonia, Fossilia Baltica 4, 1-65

Benedetto J. L. (2012) Gatosella, a new basal plectambonitoid brachiopod with undercut cardinal process from Middle Ordovician limestones of the Precordillera terrane, Argentina, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10 3, 435-443 doi:10.1080/14772019.2011.590536

Huang B., Baarli B. G., et al (2016) A new early Silurian brachiopod genus, Thulatrypa, from Norway and South\r\nChina, and its palaeobiogeographical significance, Alcheringa 40 1, 83-97 doi:10.1080/03115518.2016.1092066

Huang B., Harper D. A., et al (2019) A new Cathaysiorthis (Brachiopoda) fauna from the lower Llandovery of eastern Qinling, China, Papers in Palaeontology doi:10.1002/spp2.1253

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Acta Comm. Univ. Tartu, A, 24 (7) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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!

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