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Delthyrididae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Delthyrididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Delthyrididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 326 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. Jones. 1982. Lower Devonian brachiopods from the "Bird Fiord" Formation of the Vendom Fiord area, Ellesmere Island, arctic Canada. Journal of Paleontology 56(6):1375-1396 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Delthyridinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 193 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Howellellinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 746 | 443 Ma Silurian | 382 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Kozlowskiellininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Spinellinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Antispirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cyrtinopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Delthyris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 190 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Howellella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 699 | 443 Ma Silurian | 382 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Mauispirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Paraspirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Quiringites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1883 | Delthyrididae Waagen |
1974 | Delthyrididae Bassett and Cocks |
1982 | Delthyrididae Jones p. 1393 |
1997 | Delthyrididae Jin and Chatterton |
2006 | Delthyrididae Williams et al. p. 1825 |
2008 | Delthyrididae Boucot 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!
Silica, Sylvania Township, Lucas County, Ohio, USA