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Mentzeliidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Mentzeliidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Mentzeliidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 183 - 174 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | W. H. He and Z. Q. Chen. 2016. Taxonomy, in A new genus Liaous of early Anisian Stage (Middle Triassic) brachiopods from southwestern China: systematics, reassessment of classification of the Spiriferinioidea, community paleoecology, and paleoenvironmental implications. Journal of Paleontology 89:966-979 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Madoinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Mentzeliinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 329 | 260 Ma Permian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Paralaballinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 60 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Tethyspirinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 45 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Cisnerospira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 59 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Liaous ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Madoia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Mentzelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 231 | 260 Ma Permian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Paralaballa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Paramentzelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Ptychomentzelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 37 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1974 | Mentzeliidae Dagys |
| 2016 | Mentzeliidae He and Chen p. 967 |
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!
