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Pseudoleptodus ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Lyttoniidae : Pseudoleptodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Pseudoleptodus Stehli, 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | J. Paleont. 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Lyttoniidina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lyttoniidina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lyttoniidina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | F.G. Stehli. 1956. Notes on oldhaminid brachiopods. Journal of Paleontology 30(2):305-313 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Pseudoleptodus annosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Pseudoleptodus conicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
Pseudoleptodus cucullatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Pseudoleptodus getawayensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 272 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Pseudoleptodus giganteus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Pseudoleptodus grandis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Pseudoleptodus granulosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Pseudoleptodus guadalupensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Pseudoleptodus lepidus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Pseudoleptodus nodosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Pseudoleptodus primitivus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1956 | Pseudoleptodus Stehli pp. 311-312 |
2000 | Pseudoleptodus Williams et al. p. 637 |
2002 | Pseudoleptodus 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!