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Protoconchoididae ✝
Description | Protoconchoididae is an extinct family of Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain taxonomic position, i.e. they were either (Gastropoda or Monoplacophora). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoconchoididae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Protoconchoididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Tryblidioidea : Protoconchoididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Protoconchoididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Geyer, G. (1994). Middle Cambrian mollusks from Idaho and early conchiferan evolution. New York State Museum, Bulletin. 481: 69−86, pl. 1. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. Geyer. 1994. Middle Cambrian mollusks from Idaho and early conchiferan evolution. New York State Museum Bulletin 481(1):69-86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoconchoididae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Galeacalvus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
Kornoutella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Mytoconula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Protoconchioides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1994 | Protoconchoididae Geyer p. 81 |
2005 | Protoconchoididae Bouchet et al. p. 241 |
2016 | Protoconchoididae Jacquet and Brock |
2020 | Protoconchoididae Wagner |
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!