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Menomoniidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Menomoniidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Menomoniidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | utilized a cephalic [filter] feeding chamber according to Fortey and Owens 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. H. Stitt. 1998. Trilobites from the Cedarina dakotaensis zone, lowermost part of the Deadwood Formation, (Marjuman Stage, Upper Cambrian), Black Hills South Dakota. Journal of Paleontology 72(6):1030-1046 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Balderia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Bolaspidella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Coenaspis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Densonella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Dresbachia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Howellaspis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Hysteropleura ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Josina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Menomonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Nephalicephalus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Paramenomonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Tavsenia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Verditerrina ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1916 | Menomoniidae Walcott |
1997 | Menomoniidae Whittington et al. p. 302 |
1998 | Menomoniidae Stitt p. 1039 |
2011 | Menomoniidae Adrain p. 108 |
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!
Millard County, Utah, USA