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Paraparchites ✝
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Paraparchitidae : Paraparchites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopida : Paraparchitidae : Paraparchites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Paraparchites Ulrich & Bassler, 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Ulrich, E.O. and Bassler, R.S. (1906a) New American Paleozoic Ostracoda. Notes and descriptions of Upper Carboniferous genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 30, 149–164. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | hypersaline,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Ostracoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Ostracoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Platycopida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore, suspension feeder (based on Platycopida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Ostracoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Paraparchites anxianensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites arcuatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites bimammatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites chenshii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites cheveriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites complanatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites cyclopeus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
Paraparchites dewalquei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites distortus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites fabula ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 296 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites finiplanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites ganelini ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites gelasinos species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites hivachensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites humerosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 296 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites inornatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites kansasensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites kellettae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites magnus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 304 Ma Carboniferous | |
Paraparchites marathonensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites mesleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites miseri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites nickelsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites nicklesi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 354 Ma Carboniferous | 354 Ma Carboniferous | |
Paraparchites obesus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites obtusus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites orbiculatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites ornatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites oviformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites palopintoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites perminutus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 304 Ma Carboniferous | |
Paraparchites punctatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites sabakajensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites samueli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites semicircularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites subcircularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites subdistortus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites subrectus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites subrotundus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites superbus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites texanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
Paraparchites triangulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraparchites wapanuckensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
Paraparchites wrightianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1906 | Paraparchites Ulrich and Bassler |
1933 | Paraparchites Harlton p. 19 |
1959 | Paraparchites Scott |
2002 | Paraparchites Sepkoski, Jr. |
2007 | Paraparchites Yuan and Crasquin-Soleau p. 174 |
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!