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Metriolepis ✝
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferellinidae : Metriolepis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Metriolepis Cooper & Grant, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Smithson. Contr. Paleobiol. No. 24: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 290 - 279 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferinida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferinida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods of west Texas, V. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 24:2609-3159 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Metriolepis carotica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis diabloensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis exserta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 272 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis irenae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis kuzuensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis larina ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis nabis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis pedicosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis pinea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis pulvinata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 272 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis scrupea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 290 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis tegulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Metriolepis ziczac ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1976 | Metriolepis Cooper and Grant p. 2716 |
2002 | Metriolepis Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Metriolepis Williams et al. p. 1918 |
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!