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Platystrophiidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Platystrophiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Platystrophiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Data from Meyer et al. (2009); pedically attached, epifaunal, suspension-feeder (McKerrow, 1979). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Acanthorthis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Ffynnonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Gnamptorhynchos ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 441 Ma Silurian | |
Mcewanella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Neoplatystrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 428 Ma Silurian | |
Platystrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,448 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 427 Ma Silurian | |
Salacorthis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Siljanostrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Vinlandostrophia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 443 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1929 | Platystrophiidae Schuchert |
2000 | Platystrophiidae Williams et al. p. 775 |
2003 | Platystrophiidae Benedetto |
2005 | Platystrophiidae Zuykov and Egerquist |
2007 | Platystrophiidae Zuykov and Harper |
2011 | Platystrophiidae Rubel |
2017 | Platystrophiidae 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!
Trimble County, Kentucky, USA