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Dallithyris
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Dallithyris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Dallithyris Muir-Wood, 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Muir-Wood, H. M. (1959). Report on the Brachiopoda of the John Murray Expedition. In: The John Murray Expedition 1933–34, Scientific Reports. 10(6):283– 317, 4 fig., 5 pl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 19 (95%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Terebratulidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Terebratulidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Dallithyris (Dallichozygus) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Dallithyris (Epacrosina) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Dallithyris (Stenobrochus) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Dallithyris augustata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dallithyris cernica species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Dallithyris crosnieri species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Dallithyris dubia species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Dallithyris elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dallithyris fulva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dallithyris globosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dallithyris lata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dallithyris murrayi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Dallithyris nitens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dallithyris oregonae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dallithyris pacifica species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Dallithyris parva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dallithyris sphenoidea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
Dallithyris stearnsi species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Dallithyris sternsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dallithyris tahitiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Dallithyris Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Dallithyris Williams et al. p. 2061 |
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!