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Richthofenioidea ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | superfamily (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Richthofenioidea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Lyttoniidina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lyttoniidina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lyttoniidina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Waagen. 1885. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 5. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):729-770 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cyclacanthariidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 392 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Gemmellaroiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 269 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Hercosiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 148 | 290 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Richthofeniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 169 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1859 | Crania permiana Shumard p. 395 |
1885 | Richthofenioidea Waagen pp. 729-733 |
1931 | Prorichthofenia King p. 97 figs. 6-9, XIX, 8-13, XXX |
1960 | Prorichthofenia Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 139 |
1960 | Prorichthofeniinae Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 139 |
2000 | Richthofenioidea Williams et al. p. 610 |
2002 | Prorichtofenia 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!