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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4870310	https://www.gbif.org/species/4870310
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	27037	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27037

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Valcourea

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	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Orthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
suborder	Orthidina	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamily	Orthoidea	Woodward 1852
family	Plaesiomyidae	Schuchert 1913
subfamily	Plaesiomyinae	Schuchert 1913
genus	Valcourea	Raymond 1911

Scientific Name

Valcourea Raymond, 1911

Name Published In

Ann. Carnegie Mus., 7

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Valcourea	genus	belongs to Plaesiomyinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Valcourea	genus	belongs to Orthida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Valcourea	genus	belongs to Plaesiomyinae	stated with evidence	Liljeroth et al., 2017

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

488 - 472 Ma
Paleozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

458 - 444 Ma
Paleozoic

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Plaesiomyidae)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Plaesiomyidae)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).

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	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Valcourea austrina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Valcourea brevicarinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Valcourea confinis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Valcourea deckeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Valcourea intracarinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Valcourea magna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Valcourea obscura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Valcourea plana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Valcourea semicarinata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Valcourea strophomenoides ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		6	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Valcourea tenuis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Valcourea transversa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Valcourea ventro-carinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1911	Valcourea Raymond
2000	Valcourea Williams et al. p. 749
2002	Valcourea Sepkoski, Jr.
2017	Valcourea Liljeroth et al.

References

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

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

Liljeroth M., Harper D. A. T., et al (2017) Ordovician rhynchonelliformean brachiopods from Co. Waterford, SE Ireland: Palaeobiogeography of the Leinster Terrane, Fossils and Strata 62, 1-164 doi:10.111/let.12205

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

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

Ann. Carnegie Mus., 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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