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Ungula ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Ungula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Obolidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Lingulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Obolidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Lingulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | I. Puura and L. E. Holmer. 1993. Lingulate brachiopods from the Cambrian-Ordovician boundary beds in Sweden. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 115(3):215-237 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ungula convexa ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 497 Ma Cambrian | |
Ungula ingrica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 24 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Ungula inornata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Ungula triangularis ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1830 | Ungula Pander |
1993 | Ungula Puura and Holmer |
References
Puura I., Holmer L. E. (1993) Lingulate brachiopods from the Cambrian-Ordovician boundary beds in Sweden, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 115 3, 215-237 doi:10.1080/11035899309452754 |
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!