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Pentamerida ✝
| Description | Pentamerida is an order of biconvex, impunctate shelled, articulate brachiopods that are found in marine sedimentary rocks that range from the Middle Cambrian through the Devonian. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentamerida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | order | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pentamerida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 470 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 380 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentamerida |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pentameridina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 2,572 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Syntrophiidina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 1,184 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Aenigmastrophiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Angusticardiniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Brevicameridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Camerellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 259 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Clarkellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 169 | 499 Ma Cambrian | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Clorindidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 524 | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Conchidiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Enantiosphenidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Eostrophiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 497 Ma Cambrian | |
| Gypidulidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 887 | 443 Ma Silurian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Huenellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Kulumbellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parallelasmatidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Parallelelasmatidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Parastrophinidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 337 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Pentameridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 508 | 443 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Porambonitidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 144 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Rectotrophiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stricklandiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 302 | 443 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Stricklandistrophiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Subrianidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 158 | 443 Ma Silurian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Syntrophiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Syntrophopsidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tetralobulidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 187 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Virgianidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 183 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Radkeina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 494 Ma Cambrian | 494 Ma Cambrian | |
| Shordolella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1931 | Pentamerida Schuchert and Cooper |
| 1997 | Pentamerida Jin and Chatterton |
| 2002 | Pentamerida Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Pentamerida Williams et al. p. 921 |
| 2003 | Pentamerida Benedetto |
| 2011 | Pentamerida Hansen and Holmer |
| 2017 | Pentamerida Liljeroth et al. |
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!
