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Trigonotretidae ✝
| Description | Trigonotretidae is an extinct family of articulate brachiopods belonging to the order Spiriferida. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonotretidae, 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 : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Trigonotretidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 219 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | C. Schuchert. 1893. A classification of the Brachiopoda. American Geologist 11:141-167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonotretidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Neospiriferinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1,974 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Trigonotretinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 394 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Aperispirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 73 | 290 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Betaneospirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 143 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Blasispirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Brachythyrinella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Cartorhium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 154 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Costatispirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Crassispirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 296 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Cratispirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 296 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Fasciculatia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 75 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Fusispirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 122 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Gypospirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 107 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Imperiospira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 296 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Kaninospirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 272 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Lepidospirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 296 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Neospirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,208 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Occidalia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 290 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Pericospira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pondospirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Saltospirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Septospirifer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Sulciplica ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 58 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Trigonotreta ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 249 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Trigonitretidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonitretidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1893 | Trigonotretidae Schuchert p. 156 |
| 1998 | Trigonotretidae Garzanti et al. p. 138 |
| 2004 | Trigonotretidae Waterhouse |
| 2006 | Trigonotretidae Williams et al. p. 1789 |
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!
