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Lophophorata
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| Rank | unranked clade (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Lophotrochozoa : Lophophorata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19,381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 566 (2.9%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Zrzavy, S. Mihulka, and P. Kepka, A. Bezdek, D. Tietz. 1998. Phylogeny of the Metazoa based on morphological and 18S ribosomal DNA evidence. Cladistics 14:249-285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Brachiopodaphylum | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Lamp Shell | 175,763 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant |
| Ectoprocta phylum | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Hyolitha ✝ phylum | listed (PBDB) | 1,958 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Phoronida phylum | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Tentaculitida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 778 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Phlogites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2013 | Lophophorata Nesnidal et al. |
| 2015 | Lophophorata Laumer 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!
