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Peltichia ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Enteletidae : Peltichia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Peltichia Jing & Liao, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | in Jing & Sun, In [The Series of the Comprehensive Scientific Expedition to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.] Xizang gushengwu [Palaeontology of Xizang.] Volume 3. Science Press, Peking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Orthida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Orthida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | Y. G. Jin and Z. T. Liao. 1981. Peltichia name, in Paleozoic brachiopods from Xizang (Tibet). Paleontology of Xizang, Book III, The Series of the Scientific Expedition to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Peltichia akasakensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Peltichia kwangtungensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Peltichia ruzhencevi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Peltichia sinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Peltichia subtriangularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Peltichia transversa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 33 | 265 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Peltichia xiaoxingchuanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Peltichia zigzag ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1981 | Peltichia Jin and Liao |
2000 | Peltichia Williams et al. p. 824 |
2002 | Peltichia 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!