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Aegiromenidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Aegiromenidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 468 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Strophomenida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Strophomenida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, S. J. Carlson, and C. H. C. Brunton, L. E. Holmer, L. E. Popov, M. Mergl, J. R. Laurie, M. G. Bassett, L. R. M. Cocks, J.-Y. Rong, S. S. Lazarev, R. E. Grant, P. R. Racheboeuf, Y.-G. Jin, B. R. Wardlaw, D. A. T. Harper, A. D. Wright, M. 2000. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aegiria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 84 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Aegiromena ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 72 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Chonetoidea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 121 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Epelidoaegiria ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 433 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Gatosella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Jonesea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 55 | 443 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Mezounia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 443 Ma Silurian | 431 Ma Silurian | |
| Multiridgia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Nabiaoia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Sericoidea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 80 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Tenuimena ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1961 | Aegiromeninae Havlicek |
| 1974 | Aegiromeninae Bassett and Cocks |
| 1977 | Aegiromeninae Mitchell |
| 1997 | Aegiromeninae Jin and Chatterton |
| 2000 | Aegiromeninae Williams et al. p. 334 |
| 2010 | Aegiromeninae Cocks |
| 2011 | Aegiromeninae Rubel |
| 2012 | Aegiromenidae Benedetto p. 440 |
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!
