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Plicatifera ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Plicatifera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Plicatifera Chao, 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Pal. Sinica, (B) 5 (2), 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Productidina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Productidina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Plicatifera aksuensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
Plicatifera chaoi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
Plicatifera dubius ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 304 Ma Carboniferous | |
Plicatifera funiculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Plicatifera kolwae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
Plicatifera latisulcata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
Plicatifera lipoensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 290 Ma Permian | |
Plicatifera minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Plicatifera shanxiulingensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
Plicatifera wangi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Productus (Plicatifera) funiculatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1944 | Productus (Plicatifera) Reed p. 53 |
2000 | Plicatifera Williams et al. p. 450 |
2002 | Plicatifera Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!