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Thecideidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Thecideida : Thecideidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Thecideidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Gray J.E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152, in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp. . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 9 (24%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Thecideida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Thecideida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. Olivier, P. Hantzpergue, and C. Gaillard, B. Pittet, R. Leinfelder, DU Schmid, W. Werner. 2003. Microbialite morphology, structure and growth: a model of the Upper Jurassic reefs of the Chay Peninsula (Western France). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 193(3-4):383-404 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ancorellininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lacazellinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 48 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Thecideinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 18 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Danella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Glazewskia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lacazella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Ospreyella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Praelacazella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Protolacazella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Thecidea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Thecidella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Thecidiopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Thecidiidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Thecideida : Thecidiidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1840 | Thecideidae Gray |
2003 | Thecideidae Olivier et al. |
2005 | Thecideidae Baker |
2006 | Thecideidae Williams et al. p. 1955 |
2017 | Thecideidae Bitner and Müller p. 223 |
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!