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Protorthidae ✝
| Description | Protorthida is an extinct order of Rhynchonellate brachiopods containing the taxa: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protorthidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Protorthida : Protorthidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Protorthidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 530 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 479 - 466 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Williams, S. J. Carlson, and C. H. C. Brunton, L. E. Holmer, L. E. Popov, M. Mergl, J. R. Laurie, M. G. Bassett, L. R. M. Cocks, J.-Y. Rong, S. S. Lazarev, R. E. Grant, P. R. Racheboeuf, Y.-G. Jin, B. R. Wardlaw, D. A. T. Harper, A. D. Wright, M. 2000. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protorthidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Glyptoria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Israelaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Jamesella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Loperia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Protorthis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Psiloria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Saesorthis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1931 | Protorthidae Schuchert and Cooper |
| 1976 | Protorthidae Cooper p. 280 |
| 1997 | Protorthidae Geyer and Mergl p. 796 |
| 2000 | Protorthidae Williams et al. p. 710 |
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!
