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Areostrophiidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Areostrophiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Areostrophiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Adectorhynchinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 238 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Areostrophiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 54 | 433 Ma Silurian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Adectorhynchus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Aesopomum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 427 Ma Silurian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Areostrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 433 Ma Silurian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Floweria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 169 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Orthopleura ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1979 | Areostrophiidae Manankov |
2000 | Areostrophiidae Williams et al. p. 677 |
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!