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Pentamerida ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 470 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 380 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Pentamerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Pentamerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Pentameridina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 2,572 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Syntrophiidina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 1,184 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Shordolella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1931 | Pentamerida Schuchert and Cooper |
1997 | Pentamerida Jin and Chatterton |
2002 | Pentamerida Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Pentamerida Williams et al. p. 921 |
2003 | Pentamerida Benedetto |
2011 | Pentamerida Hansen and Holmer |
2017 | Pentamerida 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!