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Iphidella ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Iphidella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. E. Resser. 1939. The Spence Shale and its fauna. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 97(12):1-29 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Iphidella grata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1905 | Iphidella Walcott |
References
Resser C. E. (1939) The Spence Shale and its fauna, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 97 12, 1-29 |
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!