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Strophomenida
Source Data |
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Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1,579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 11 (0.70%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 488 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Strophomenida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Strophomenida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | Unattached, epifaunal, suspension-feeders (McKerrow, 1979). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Strophomenidina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Davidsoniacea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 441 Ma Silurian | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
Fardenioidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Martiniacea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Plectambonitoidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4,755 | 488 Ma Cambrian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Stropheodontoidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 43 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Strophomenoidea superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 11,160 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pholidostrophidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Colletostracia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Forma ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gorystrophia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lamcispinifera ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lapasnia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Protogamginifera ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prototeguliferina ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Reticulatochonetes ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Subtransmena ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1934 | Strophomenida Opik |
1974 | Strophomenida Brunton and Champion p. 815 |
1974 | Strophomenida Neuman and Bruton |
1976 | Strophomenida Isaacson et al. p. 1110 |
1977 | Strophomenida Mitchell |
1997 | Strophomenida Jin and Chatterton |
2000 | Strophomenida Williams et al. p. 217 |
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Strophomenida Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Strophomenida Rõõmusoks |
2011 | Strophomenida Hoel |
2011 | Strophomenida Rubel |
2014 | Strophomenida Jakobsen et al. |
2015 | Strophomenida Hints and Harper |
2017 | Strophomenida 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!
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